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‘Black Madam’ charged with murder By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The transgender woman accused of giving illegal silicone injections was this week charged with murder in connection with the death of a British tourist last year. P a d g e Vi c t o r i a Windslowe, who calls herself the “Black Madam,” was charged with third-degree murder Monday night. She was arraigned Tuesday and will face a preliminary hearing Aug. 8. Windslowe, 42, is PADGE accused of performing an VICTORIA illegal buttocks-enhanceWINDSLOWE ment procedure that led to Claudia Aderotimi’s death in February 2011. In addition to the murder charge, she faces additional counts of conPAGE 6

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Energy, empowerment at AIDS conference By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The global fight against HIV/AIDS took root in Washington, D.C., this week. Tens of thousands of people impacted by the disease, including scores of activists from Philadelphia, researchers, staff from AIDS organizations and policymakers, have spent the last few days learning, strategizing and raising their voices for a united front against the epidemic at the International AIDS Conference. “It is so enormous that I can’t even begin to describe it in words,” said Elicia Gonzales, executive director of Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative, who arrived in D.C. last Friday. “It is the most profound and transformative experience I’ve ever been involved with,” she said. “The most amazing, beautiful and empowering thing is just the collective energy that’s here. It’s infectious, overwhelming and inspiring.” That energy was most evident in Tuesday’s “We Can End AIDS” march. The five branches of the mobilization — each spearheading a different human-rights cause — organized in Lafayette Park and then headed toward the White House. More than 500 Philadelphia activists, organized by ACT UP and PAGE 9

ACTING TO END AIDS: About 5,000 people took to the streets of Washington, D.C., Tuesday to call for an end to the AIDS epidemic. “We Can End AIDS” was staged during the International AIDS Conference, and brought together activists from throughout the globe. Five separate marches, one of which was spearheaded by ACT UP Philadelphia, each called for a different action to alleviate the impact of the disease — such as a tax on Wall Street to generate funding and the ceasing of the criminalization of people with HIV/AIDS, sex workers and drug users. All of the activists converged at the White House, where 13 people — including two local ACT UP activists — were arrested at a sit-in at the building’s gates. The conference concludes July 27. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Voter ID pressure intensifies

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The nation’s first Catholic official to be held liable for covering up sexual abuse within the church will serve time in prison. A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday sentenced Monsignor William Lynn to three to six years in prison for his role in concealing allegations of abuse against an Archdiocesan priest. After a landmark, and lengthy, trial this past spring, a jury last month convicted Lynn of one count of endangering the welfare of a child. He was acquitted of a second child-endangerment charge and one count of conspiracy. He could have faced up to seven years in prison. Lynn has been in prison since the June 22 conviction. Defense attorneys said Tuesday they would appeal the sentence. PAGE 8

With the fall general election inching closer, activists are ramping up efforts to oppose Pennsylvania’s new voter-identification law. Passed in the spring, the law requires all voters to possess an approved form of photo identification, a Republican-led initiative that critics argue was created to cut the number of eligible Democratic voters. The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday said it would investigate the law and how it was passed. State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-17th Dist.) last week announced he is introducing a bill that would repeal the law, in light of new statistics about its potential impact. When the voter-ID measure was being debated, its sponsors contended that only 1 percent of the state’s voters lacked proper

VOTER ID: Hundreds of activists gathered at Independence Mall July 19 for a rally against the state’s new voter-identification law. Organized by the American Association of Retired Persons, the event mobilized seniors, minorities, LGBTs and others who could be impacted by the measure. A trial in which the law is being challenged started this week, and federal officials also announced that they are investigating the legality of the law. Photo: Scott A. Drake

identification, a complication that was overshadowed by what supporters said was widespread voter-fraud. However, earlier this month the Department of State released an analysis that found up to 9 percent of state voters — about 758,000 people — may lack an acceptable photo ID. In Philadelphia, that figure stands closer to 18 percent. The numbers reflect registered voters whose names are not in the state’s Department of Transportation database. Voter-ID supporters argue that many of those people may have died, moved or be listed under another name. In a statement released to his colleagues however, Leach noted the new statistics would have been important in shaping debate this past spring. “Since we cast that vote, we have received more information that would have been relevant to our deliberations and which show the disenfranchisePAGE 7

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Philly LGBTs named top attorneys By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

Three Philadelphia attorneys were among the honorees included on the National LGBT Bar Association’s Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 list, released last week. The award is presented to those lawyers who have “distinguished themselves in their field and demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBT equality.” The winners will be recognized during next month’s Lavender Law Conference in Washington, D.C. “Every individual recognized has made unique contributions to the fight for equality,” said LGBT Bar Association executive director D’Arcy Kemnitz. Lee Carpenter Temple University, assistant professor C a r p e n t e r, 3 9 , earned her law degree from Temple in 2000 and is now in her fifth year teaching fulltime at her alma mater. Prior to launching her teaching career, the New Jersey native served as the staff attorney and later legal director for Equality Advocates Pennsylvania, the predecessor to Equality Pennsylvania.

She interned for the agency during law school, which encouraged her to switch her legal focus to civil rights. “I was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper in college and I originally thought I wanted to do First Amendment, freedom-ofthe-press issues. But I became more interested in LGBT rights in law school and, after my internship, I became hooked and decided that’s what I wanted to do,” she said. Carpenter’s courses include legal research and writing, an introduction to public-interest law and topics relating to sexual orientation, gender identity and the law. Many of the students in her LGBT-focused classes are allies, she said. “That’s very important because LGBT people desperately need allies in the straight community and access to lawyers who understand our issues from a legal perspective and also who have the cultural competency to represent them in a way that affords them the dignity they deserve,” she said. Carpenter, a member of the board of directors and legal advisory board at Mazzoni Center, said that while she enjoys both the classroom and the courtroom, her current career track allows her more opportunities for legal exploration of issues that could impact the LGBT community. “When you’re in practice as a public-interest lawyer, you see a lot of systemic problems but you don’t have time to talk about them in

any depth because you’re so focused on meeting the needs of your clients,” she said. “Right now, I’m working on an article about LGBT rights and it’s a lot of work, but it’s a great opportunity to sit down and really think about these issues. It’s a rare privilege.” Carpenter, whose partner, Tiffany Palmer, was named on the top-40 list last year, said she’s honored to join the ranks of her fellow honorees. “Many of the people who won with me are people I know and deeply respect. It means a lot to be included with them and it’s just really nice to be recognized for the things I’ve done to try to make a difference for our community.” Dee Spagnuolo Ballard Spahr, partner

Spagnuolo is a former Peace Corps volunteer who spent two years working in the Dominican Republic and, closer to home, counseled at-risk urban youth — positions that motivated her to pursue a career in law. “I saw a law degree as a good platform and tool for continuing service in some capacity,” she said. “So now I’m able to work on behalf of both for-profit companies and also pro-

bono clients, so it’s a nice balance.” The 38-year-old New Hampshire native earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. She is a partner in Ballard’s Litigation Department and a member of the White Collar/Investigations Group. She has handled civil and criminal cases regarding the state and federal False Claims Acts, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise compliance and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She is currently heading a group of Ballard attorneys who are working in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Bar Association to create a report on the legal disparities LGBT Pennsylvanians face — in such areas as property rights, Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and insurance benefits. Spagnuolo has also testified before the state legislature in opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Spagnuolo is a member of the firm’s Diversity Council and its Hiring Committee, which she has represented a number of times at the Lavender Law Conference’s career fair. She said the LGBT Bar Association award is a boon both for her and her employer. “When I look at the other recipients, I think it’s quite an honor to be counted among them,” she said. “It also says a lot about Ballard, that it’s a place that is supportive and welcoming of LGBT attorneys and staff. They’ve provided me with opportuniPAGE 6

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Recapping the movie rainbow Another mid-July movie marathon is over and again we’re giving you our twocents’ and six-stripes’ worth. This year we watched features, shorts and documentaries from Philadelphia’s backyard to a dozen countries around the world. We watched wedding preparations in Canada, California and Uruguay, went to prison in France, learned about Jobriath,

watched families be torn apart and families put back together. We laughed, cried, hated, hoped, smiled and shook our heads a few times. We fell in love a dozen times and had our hearts broken half a dozen. Photos from QFest can be seen in Scene In Philly on page 27. QFest 2013 is scheduled for July 11-22. — Scott A. Drake

“Bald Guy” (Norway, 2011, 12 min., Maria Bock) “Consentement” (France, 2012, 15 min., Cyril Legann) “Groom’s Cake” (U.S., 2012, 35 min., Chad Darnell) “Our Paradise” (France, 2011, 100 min., Gael Morel) “Cloudburst” (Canada, 2011, 93 min., Thom Fitzgerald) “Prora” (Switzerland, 2012, 23 min., Stephanie Riethauser) “Mixed Kabob” (Turkey, Belgium, 2012, 96 min., Guy Lee Thys)* “North Sea Texas” (Belgium, 2011, 96 min., Bavo Defurne) “33 Teeth” (U.S., 2011, 8 min., Evan Roberts) “Another Movie of Love” (Chile, 2011, 108 min., Edwin Oyarce)** “nakedaswecame” (U.S., 2011, 84 min., Richard LeMay) “The Marriage” (Uruguay, 2011, 71 min., Aldo Garay)* “Shabbat Dinner” (U.S., 2012, 140 min., Michael Morgenstern) “Keep the Lights On” (U.S., 2012, 101 min., Ira Sachs) “Pride” (U.S., 2012, 26 min., Marc Saltarelli) “Let My People Go!” (France, 2011, 96 min., Mikael Bush) “Zenne Dancer” (Turkey, 2012, 104 min., Caner Alper, Mehmet Binay) “Jobriath A.D.” (U.S., 2012, 107 min., Kieran Turner) “Elliot Loves” (U.S., 2012, 92 min., Terracino)* “Turtle Hill, Brooklyn” (U.S., 2011, 78 min., Ryan Gielen) “Beauty” (South Africa, 2010, 99 min., Oliver Hermanus)* “Last Man Out” (U.S., 2012, 16 min., David M. Young) “Speechless” (Hong Kong [China], 2012, 92 min., Simon Chung) “Fallen Comrade” (U.S., 2012, 11 min., James Valdez) “Candy” (U.S., 2012, 8 min., Mark Bessenger) “The Men’s Room” (U.S., 2011, 15 min., Jane Pickett) “Tennessee Queer” (U.S., 2012, 90 min., Earl Goshorn) “Wild Imaginings” (Australia, 2011, 10 min., Daniel Monks) “I Do” (U.S., 2012, 95 min., Glenn Gaylord)* “Loose Cannons” (Italy, 2010, 110 min., Ferzan Ozpetek) “Neighbors” (U.S., 2012, 20 min., Rachel Goldberg) “Absense of Love” (U.S., 2012, 26 min., Billy Gerard Frank) “Time Out” (India, 2011, 13 min., Rikhil Bahadur) “Saltwater” (U.S., 2012, 88 min., Charlie Vaughn)*** “The Men Next Door” (U.S., 2012, 90 min., Rob Williams)*** “Somefarwhere” (U.S., 2012, 110 min., Everett Lewis)* “Bug Chaser” (U.S., 2011, 20 min., Ian Wolfley) “Utopia” (France, 2012, 21 min., Manfred Rott) “My Night with Andrew Cunanan” (U.S., 2012, 11 min., Devin Kordt-Thomas) “Performance Anxiety” (U.S., 2012, 15 min., Reid Waterer) “Transsexual Dominatrix” (U.S., 2011, 11 min., Shawna Viargo) * East Coast premiere ** North American premiere *** World premiere (All other full-length films were Philadelphia premieres and information for short films was not provided.) QFest changed its five-tier rating system of two thumbs up through two thumbs down to just numbers one through five, but we kept the thumbs and added stripes to rate how gay a film was. A full flag means the film had very gay characters, situations or sexual encounters and one stripe means the gayness was more subtle within the film’s theme, characters or actions. Of course, gayness is subjective.

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ties to pursue service in the pro-bono area, and they participate every year in the Lavender Law Conference and provide financial support for it. So it’s really meaningful to me that I can be a part of a law firm that supports these causes.” Christopher Stearns Aramark, assistant general counsel A Philadelphia native, Stearns is a 2005 graduate of University of Pennsylvania Law School. He worked as an associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP for four years before joining Aramark in 2009. Stearns began with the food-services corporation in its higher-education branch but, this past spring, was promoted to work on its K-12 line of business. “I advise the leadership on a host of contract matters, employment matters, foodsafety issues, really any legal or contractual matter that presents itself,” he said. His interest in the legal field was sparked during his first debate class as a high-school freshman. “I’ve always been interested in advocacy and I think that drew me to law,” he said. “It afforded me the opportunity to take the facts from one side or the other and to advocate for an outcome.” That advocacy has extended to the LGBT community. Stearns, 33, was active in Penn’s LGBT BLACK MADAM from page 1

spiracy, reckless endangerment, possessing an instrument of crime and the unauthorized practice of medicine. Windslowe, who describes herself as a gothic hip-hop artist, has been in prison since March on a number of charges related to another injection case, in which the victim survived. Investigators identified Windslowe as a suspect shortly after Aderotimi’s death but couldn’t charge her in that case until the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, which it did this week. That finding had been delayed until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its toxicology analysis. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office this week said the “lengthy investigation” included cooperation by detectives from Philadelphia’s Southwest and Homicide divisions, the Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office and the FDA. Aderotimi, a 20-year-old aspiring hip-hop dancer, traveled to the United States to receive the injection at a hotel near the Philadelphia International Airport. Investigators say Windslowe injected silicone — which is only approved for enhancement when used in a sealed implant and administered by licensed practitioners — into Aderotimi’s buttocks and sealed the site with Super Glue. She paid $1,700 for the procedure. An hour afterward, however, Aderotimi

Center, has volunteered for Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club, sang with the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus and served on the diversity committee while at Morgan Lewis. Since joining Aramark, he has been committed to developing its support system for LGBT employees — including the pending affinity group for LGBT staffers. “Aramark has a strong commitment to diversity but there weren’t many resources available to LGBT employees, so I’ve been working with the chief diversity officer and with global HR to develop some of these resources,” he said. “We now have a 90-percent rating on the [Human Rights Campaign] Corporate Equality Index, and we have great LGBT-friendly policies and benefits. But one thing we didn’t have was an affinity group, unlike most of our competitors and our clients, so that’s something I really wanted to work on.” Stearns joined with a few other employees to create a business model and got approval from the company to officially launch the group, Aramark’s first affinity group, within the next year. He said he’s eager to connect with his fellow awardees next month and to garner their input for the success of the new group. “It’s an honor and a privilege to receive this award and to be among the high quality and caliber of the other winners. We have in common a strong commitment to the LGBT community and to our own professional development,” he said. “It’ll be very exciting for me to have a chance to meet with them, share experiences and get some great ideas and contacts for Aramark’s own LGBT employee resource group.” ■ began experiencing chest pain and difficulty breathing and died in a hospital about 12 hours later. The ME determined Aderotimi died of a pulmonary embolism stemming from silicone in her bloodstream. “Padge Windslowe’s arrogance and blatant disregard for human life is shocking,” said Philadelphia DA Seth Williams. “Her conduct cost one young woman her life and placed countless others in danger.” Windslowe reportedly performed the same procedure on the victim and a friend the year before, and investigators believe she performed similar procedures on at least a dozen other women after Aderotimi’s death. She was arrested earlier this year, right before a scheduled “pumping party.” Investigators say that at such parties, Windslowe sold silicone in Solo cups to guests and performed the same procedure that killed Aderotimi. The arrest came, however, after a 23-yearold exotic dancer became ill following a silicone injection allegedly administered by Windslowe. In that case, the silicone had traveled to the woman’s lungs after Windslowe allegedly nicked a blood vessel during the injection. She is charged in that case with aggravated and simple assault, conspiracy, deceptive business practices, possessing an instrument of crime, reckless endangerment, theft and unauthorized practice of medicine. A trial date has yet to be scheduled. ■

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William Way pays line of credit, increases working capital By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com The William Way LGBT Community Center’s board held its public meeting July 24 at 1315 Spruce St. Board members in attendance were cochair Jeff Sotland, Ted Greenberg, Eric Ashton, secretary Steve Brando, Rudy Flesher, Amber Hikes, Adam Hymans, Leon King, Moira Mulroney, Brad Richards, Tricia Dressel, Jocelyn Block, Laurie Ward, Michael Pomante and treasurer Anne Butchart. Co-chair Stephanie Gross was absent. The board also welcomed new board member Kathy McLean. Treasurer Butchart reported on the center’s finances, noting the facility paid off its line of credit, something she described as a “crowning achievement.” Butchart said the center did not make its grant goal for June but exceeded fundraising expectations for the month because of its Homecoming event on Pride weekend. The center reported a total income of $58,125.41 for June against a projected income of $81,505. The $23,379.59 shortfall in expected income was attributed to not receiving anticipated grants (due to timing and the application process) and individual giving not meeting expectations. For the year to date, the center’s income is $148,444 less than the anticipated $595,410. However, spending for the year is also less than anticipated. Actual spending for the fiscal year October 2011 to June 2012 is $516,544, less than the planned $571,321. Expenses for the center for June were reported at $56,538.51 and expected expenses were $61,083, a difference of $4,544.49, attributed to lower payroll taxes and worker’s compensation insurance. Executive director Chris Bartlett said the significant difference of the individual giving in the revenue comparison ($146,852 in 2012 vs. $329,690 in 2011) was due to last year’s spike caused by the Wilcox endowVOTER ID from page 1

ment the new law visits on the people of Pennsylvania was far more dramatic than we were originally led to believe, and that the motivations behind the law were not as they were represented during our previous debate,” Leach said. Leach is circulating a cosponsorship memo before submitting the bill. Last Thursday, opponents of the voterID, organized by the American Association of Retired Persons, rallied at Independence Mall. About one-quarter of Philadelphians lacking ID are senior citizens. The event featured remarks by City Commissioner Stephanie Singer, out ACLU of Pennsylvania president Reggie Shuford and an array of activists, including trans activist Jordan Gwendolyn Davis, who

ment. He also said the increase on personnel spending compared to last year ($352,804 in 2012 vs. $296,599 in 2011) was due to the center hiring two new staff members. The center’s cash surplus was reported at $76,193, a decrease of $40,226 from October 2011 when it was $116,419. This was attributed to the center paying off its line of credit. The center also reported it had 50.97 days of working capital on hand, significantly higher than the 1.05 days of working capital it had in 2011. Director of Center Services Candice Thompson reported that the center’s summer art exhibition, “Crawl Space: The Attic Experience,” had a great opening and the closing reception is scheduled for Aug. 4. The center’s next exhibition will be the Gender Reel Festival, an annual event featuring multimedia works celebrating gender non-conforming, gender variant/queer and transgender identities, Sept. 7-9. Thompson also reported the center is working on a proposal for an LGBT bookmobile and plans to test the program at a few undisclosed schools. Other programs under consideration include music programming at the center and a “church shopping.” Bartlett said the center’s Cornerstone memberships were up 15 percent from last year with 105 reported households compared to 91 during the same period in 2011. Household memberships for the year stand at 814, compared to the same period last year of 512, an increase of 59 percent. Bartlett also said half the tables for the Oct. 6 Indigo Ball have been sold and this year’s honorees will be Deb Francesco, Al Besse and Optimal Gym. Laurie Ward reported the center will have three board positions to fill in January, with two of the positions appointed and the remaining position elected. The nomination committee will meet in September. The next public board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 27. For more information, visit www.waygay.org. ■ spoke about potential discrimination trans voters could face. Many of the speakers expressed support for the ACLU’s lawsuit against the state. A trial began Wednesday in Harrisburg in that case. Department of State officials said last week that the unit is working on a new state-issued identification card, soley for voting purposes, for those facing difficulties obtaining a PennDOT card. Details are expected to be released in the next month. AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will host an information session on the new law from noon-2 p.m. Aug. 7 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. To register or for more information, call 215-587-9377 or email jlrosica@aidslawpa. org. ■

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Delaware Pride leaves Rehoboth Beach By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com After about a decade in Rehoboth Beach, the annual Delaware Pride Festival is moving closer to Philly. The Sept. 8 event will be held at Blue Diamond Park in New Castle, a decision that has drawn mixed reaction from Pridegoers. The event, now in its 16th year, was founded and held for a number of years in Wilmington, in northern Delaware, before it was moved to the predominantly gay beach town in the southern end of the state. Delaware Pride president Steve Newman said organizers felt the time was right for the festival to reach new audiences in a new environment. “We wanted to bring it back to the New Castle area because we want to be more visible in a place that may not be as accepting,” Newman said. “Rehoboth is known as one of the top-10 gay beaches, and fighting for acceptance is not something you really need to do there. We want to gain visibility all across Delaware, not just in a place that is already very gay-friendly.” While many attendees have welcomed the change, others have decried the break from tradition. “It’s definitely been mixed,” Newman said. Newman added that the Rehoboth community has been supportive of the festival for years and Pride organizers are hoping that, funds allowing, they can stage two festivals next year — one in northern Delaware and one in Rehoboth. “We don’t want to completely leave Rehoboth Beach because we have enjoyed having our event there and we want to keep the community involved,” he said. “We’re hoping that next year we can afford two festivals. I think that’ll help a lot with the people who are having an issue with it being in New Castle.” Despite those who are criticizing the LYNN from page 1

Prior to the sentencing, handed down by Common Pleas Court Judge Teresa Sarmina, defense attorneys argued in favor of probation, calling the maximum prison term “cruel and unusual.” Lynn told the court he did his best during his tenure as secretary of clergy — a position he held from 1992-2004, overseeing sex-abuse investigations — but acknowledged he had “failings.” In addressing Lynn before the sentencing, Sarmina told him he willingly neglected to protect victims. “You knew full well what was right, Monsignor Lynn, but you chose wrong,” she said. Lynn’s conviction was linked to his knowledge of abuse allegations against former priest Edward Avery. Avery was on

change, Newman said the festival is on track to be the biggest yet. The new location is expected to bring more out-of-towners from Philadelphia, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., with a total anticipated attendance of about 3,000. This year’s festival is about 45 miles from Philadelphia, while the previous location was more than 120 miles away. A wealth of political speakers is also expected to turn out, as it’s an election year, which Newman said will also fuel participation. About 100 vendors, who Newman said have responded very positively to the new location, will be on hand. Jade Starling, 1980s songstress of “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” fame, will headline the event. A longtime LGBT activist, Starling will perform songs from her new album. New this year, the Royal Court Pageant will be held at the opening of the festival. The drag event, during which a Pride king and queen are crowned, typically took place prior to the festival at a nightclub venue, which made it difficult for youth to attend. “We wanted to do the pageant in a way where everyone can be part of it,” Newman said. “We figured that, by having it right at the festival, this was a great way to have people focused on the pageant and more involved than ever.” This year’s Pride theme is “Don’t hate, don’t segregate, just participate,” which Newman said is fitting. “I think this is a great slogan with us moving this year and people’s concerns,” he said. “It’s a really good idea to keep in mind as we go forward in the new location.” ■ The Delaware Pride festival will be held 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 8 at Blue Diamond Park, 765 Hamburg Road in New Castle. Tickets can be purchased online in advance for $5, or for $7 at the festival. Youth 14 and under are free. track to be tried alongside Lynn and the Rev. James Brennan but pleaded guilty to several counts of sexual abuse he faced and is serving two-and-a-half to five years in prison. The jury deadlocked on the attempted rape and child-endangerment charge Brennan faced from allegedly attempting to abuse a teen boy in the 1990s. D i s t r i c t A t t o r n ey S e t h Wi l l i a m s announced Monday that his office would retry the cleric. “James Brennan used his position as a priest to prey upon and victimize this young man,” Williams said. “It is extremely important that Brennan be held accountable for his crime, not just for his victim but for all victims of sexual abuse.” Brennan is scheduled for a status hearing Aug. 14. The trial is expected to begin next year. ■

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News Briefing Scouts case remains in mediation status The city’s federal appeal to evict a local Boy Scouts of America council from a cityowned building remained in mediation this week, according to court records. Since 2008, the city has been trying to evict the BSA Cradle of Liberty Council from 231-251 N. 22nd St. because the council refuses to accept gays, nor will it pay fair-market rent. But in 2010, a federal jury ruled that the city’s eviction attempt placed an unconstitutional condition on the Scouts’ firstamendment right of expressive association. The city, however, contends that jurors weren’t given an opportunity to adequately consider a rental-payment option the city offered the Scouts in order to remain in the building. In March, U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter upheld the jury verdict, and also ordered the city to pay the Scouts $877,000 in legal fees. The following month, the city appealed Buckwalter’s rulings in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal was referred to the court’s mediation program, and a mediation session was scheduled for July 5. Additional information was unavailable at press time. Penny Conly Ellison, a mediator for the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, declined to comment on the status of the litigation, but noted that when a briefing schedule is issued, it will be on the public docket. In 2010, the Nutter administration tried to settle the litigation by agreeing to sell the property to the Scouts for $500,000. AIDS CONFERENCE from page 1

other local groups, joined in on the event. ACT UP member Jose DeMarco said the size and makeup of the crowd in D.C. was helpful in communicating their demands. “This is one of the largest mobilizations ACT UP Philly did locally in probably 15 years. And when we got to D.C., I was overwhelmed by the masses of people,” he said. “For whoever was watching — Congress people, their staffers — the diversity of the crowd sent a clear message. I saw African-Americans, white people, Asian folks, Native-Americans, everyone was represented and that said these issues are affecting everyone. It was incredible to see global, national and local communities all come together for this one day.” After the march, 13 activists were arrested for tying red ribbons and empty pill bottles to the gates of the White House, including ACT UP Philadelphia member Roy Hayes and for-

But Philadelphia City Council did not approve the proposed deal. Earlier this month, the national BSA reaffirmed its antigay membership and employment policies after an internal review.

Arraignment scheduled in inmate assault Kevin Vincent Hannig, a federal inmate accused of assaulting an openly gay inmate last year, is scheduled for an Aug. 2 arraignment, according to court records. Hannig is charged with causing serious bodily harm to Kenneth J. Houck Jr. and aiding and abetting the attack on Houck. On Nov. 10, Hannig was at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia when the assault on Houck took place. Houck was in his cell at the detention center when Hannig and another male allegedly pulled Houck by his legs from the top bunk bed, then stomped on him and beat him with a chair, Houck told PGN. The tibia and fibula bones in Houck’s right leg were fractured during the assault, requiring the installation of a metal rod from ankle to knee for stabilization. Houck told PGN he faces a series of surgeries to avoid amputation of the leg. Hannig’s arraignment is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2 in Courtroom 5B of the U.S. Court House, 601 Market St. Magistrate Judge Jacob P. Hart will preside at the arraignment, according to court records. During the arraignment, Hannig will have an opportunity to enter a formal plea. Hannig, 34, faces up to 10 years in federal lock-up if convicted. He’s currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Center in Fairton, N.J. An attorney for Hannig hadn’t been selected at press time. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neuman Leverett 3rd, who’s prosecuting Hannig, had no comment for this story. At the time of his assault, Houck was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to transporting child pornography. mer Philadelphia activist Julie Davids. DeMarco said he was unsure how long the activists were detained. Robert Breining, founder of social-network site POZIAM, has been broadcasting live for his Internet radio show from the conference. A Philadelphian diagnosed over 10 years ago, Breining said the personal representations of the disease’s impact, such as the AIDS Memorial Quilt, resonated most with him. “It’s eye-opening,” Breining said. “It’s very emotional to read the stories and the letters, [to] see the photos of family members.” All 54 tons of the quilt — comprised of personally crafted tributes to victims of the disease — have been on display in D.C. this month. Due to the size of the 1.3-million square-foot quilt, many of the panels have been rotating daily at locations throughout the city. Breining said it’s particularly important for younger people to appreciate the quilt’s scale.

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In February, U.S. District Judge Gregory M. Sleet sentenced Houck to 97 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Houck’s projected release date is March 3, 2018, if he doesn’t commit any infractions while in custody.

Hearing scheduled in Delco murder case William F. Smithson, a gay man convicted of killing another man six years ago, has been granted an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he received a fair trial. In November 2008, Smithson was convicted of first-degree murder for allegedly strangling Jason Shephard, who worked with Smithson at an electronic-scoreboard manufacturer. The crime took place in September 2006 inside Smithson’s Delaware County home. In January 2009, Smithson was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. But Smithson is seeking a new trial, partly on the basis that his former attorney, C. Guy Smith, served ineffectively during Smithson’s trial, according to court filings. The toxicologist who tested Shephard’s blood after his death wasn’t called to testify at the trial, which Smithson also cites in his quest for a new trial. Delaware County Common Pleas Judge Barry C. Dozor will preside at the evidentiary hearing, scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 2 in Courtroom 5 of the Delaware County Courthouse in Media. Supporters of Smithson maintain that prosecutors didn’t adequately investigate the presence of another man in Smithson’s house at the time of Shephard’s death. “I would imagine there has to be one judge out there who is intelligent and ethical enough to see that justice was not served [in Smithson’s trial],” said Rob Nardello, an advocate for Smithson. Delaware County Assistant District Attorney William R. Toal 3rd, who is handling the case for the commonwealth, had no comment for this story. — Timothy Cwiek “It’s a history lesson, especially for those who are newly diagnosed,” he said. “The younger generations often think that if you’re diagnosed with HIV, you can just take a pill and you’re fine. Now it’s a manageable disease, but it’s important for people to see this quilt because our history cannot be forgotten.” Breining said the Global Village, an expansive free forum for visitors to explore a range of issues, has also been effective in bringing the personal side of the disease to life. Gonzales said she has gotten the chance to take part in a number of events promoting sex-positive messaging in HIV prevention, of which she is a proponent, and also intends to take in some numbers-based sessions. “I need to figure out how to blend the more touchy-feely side of prevention — collaboration, leadership development, mentorship — with the biomedical side, the integration

Hearings scheduled in meth case Charges moved forward this month against two local LGBTs accused in a multi-county methamphetamine bust. At a July 18 arraignment, a Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas judge scheduled Joseph “Phoenix” Croxton for a pre-trial conference Oct. 16. Croxton is charged with three counts of use/possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of possession of a controlled substance, which are misdemeanors. Seven felony charges for manufacturing and other crimes were dropped. Marissa Devine, who is charged with 14 felonies and six misdemeanors, earlier this month was also scheduled for a pre-trial confernece Oct. 16. Both remain free on bail.

Constitution Center to honor ADA The National Constitution Center this weekend will pay tribute to the Americans with Disabilities Act with a day of free admission and interactive events. On July 28, the center will honor the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the measure, which is inclusive of those with HIV/AIDS. The day will feature the unveiling of ADA pioneer Justin Dart Jr.’s wheelchair, a new addition to the center’s permanent collection, as well as a photography display of documentarians Tom Olin and Harvey Finkle, who will be on hand from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Arts and crafts activities will be available, as will information from disability-advocacy and civil-rights agencies, including William Way LGBT Community Center. Singers and performers will entertain throughout the day, and visitors can take part in a Disability Pride March at 2:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.constitutioncenter.org or call 215-409-6600. ■ — Jen Colletta of evidence-based practice and science,” she said. Both Breining and Gonzales agreed the connections they’ve made have been invaluable. “It makes you see that we’re just one piece in part of this bigger puzzle,” Gonzales said. “So many people are doing amazing, brilliant work out there, and it’s really inspiring.” Gonzales, who has been covering the event through social media as one of 20 people selected as ambassadors for the National Latino AIDS Action Network, encouraged those who can’t be there in person before the conference wraps July 27 to stay abreast of the goings-on in the capital. “Philadelphia is just a blip away from D.C.,” she said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if people can only make it down for a few hours, they need to be here. And if not, they’ve got to pay attention to what’s been going on.” ■

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D’Anne Witkowski

Judson Phillips

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Death, space and closets Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died this week. She was 61. She was also a lesbian who was battling pancreatic cancer. Ride came out in her obituary, which listed her partner of 27 years, Tam O’Shaughnessy, as her first survivor. The revelation of Ride’s sexual orientation has sparked conversations about coming out — should she have come out, is it important, why does the media care, why does anyone care? To speak to the larger question: Yes, it matters that heroes, icons, groundbreakers and generally accomplished people come out. Until LGBT Americans have equal rights, it matters. Her family has noted that Ride was an intensely private person, and wouldn’t have spoken about something as personal as her sexual orientation, just as she didn’t share that she was fighting cancer for 17 months before her death. But to borrow a line from feminist Carol Hanisch, the personal is political. And it is. It is still a political act to come out. As personal a decision as it may be, every person who comes out contributes to the good of the LGBT community as a whole — making it easier for LGBT youth to accept themselves and making it harder for society to deny LGBTs equality. When individuals stay in the closet, it gives the appearance that they are choosing one over the other: a career over being openly LGBT. And it shouldn’t have to be that way. Ride chose to be an astronaut, a scientist, not an activist. It’s highly likely that if she would have come out when she was at NASA, her legacy wouldn’t have been about space exploration and women in science — it would have been about her activism that might have resulted from being fired from NASA. Take for example astronomer Frank Kameny, who was fired from the U.S. Army Map Service in 1957 because he was gay. Instead of pursuing a career in science, he became a lifelong gay-rights activist. That Ride felt compelled to choose her groundbreaking science career over being public about her partner of 27 years is a sad commentary on the vestiges of homophobia and discrimination. Ride was an inspiration for a generation of girls who looked up to her, who wanted to be just like her, who saw that they, too, could be astronauts. Now, LGBT youth can also look up to Ride as a hero, as an inspiration, as an accomplished lesbian. Hopefully, our next generation of astronauts can be out too. ■

With Democrats and many Republicans demanding that Mitt Romney release his tax returns, it was only a matter of time before someone, in Romney’s defense, called Obama a crack-smoking homo. This someone is Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation. In an editorial posted on the Tea Party Nation website July 19, Phillips actually says this fuss over Romney’s taxes is a baseless attack and what people should really worry about is whether Obama’s ever had a crack pipe in his mouth or a man in his ass. Phillips begins his diatribe complaining that the “Obama campaign and the Party of Treason continue to demand Mitt Romney release his tax records so they can pull them apart and continue to distort facts and lie about Romney.” Got that? The only reason Democrats want Romney’s tax returns is so they can lie about him. Which is an interesting claim since lying has never really been about facts so much. It also assumes that Romney has nothing to hide. Basically in the eyes of Mr. Phillips, Romney can do no wrong. Obama, on the other hand, is nothing but wrong, according to Phillips. And he wants to see Obama’s medical records to prove it. “Obama by his own admission was a very heavy marijuana user in his youth. He has also admitted to using cocaine, though he denies using drugs such as heroin. He also says he was a significant drinker,” writes Phillips. “Why is this important? Because these are all symptoms of addiction.” Addiction to what, exactly? To being young and smoking some pot and drinking until you puke? That’s called college to many kids. I’m not condoning it, but such a thing is hardly a rarity in America. Phillips continues, “A man named Larry Sinclair claims that in 1999 he and Barack Obama had sex and then smoked crack cocaine. This is 1999, nine years before

Obama would run for president.” Oooh, a smoking gun (pun intended)? Hardly. Sinclair is not exactly a reliable fellow. His tale of drugs and sex with the prez is backed by no evidence besides Sinclair’s imagination. It’s also interesting to note that after what the Huffington Post called a “stupefying” press conference in 2008, Sinclair was arrested on charges unrelated to his Obama fantasies. There’s also the question of how seeing someone’s medical records would prove they’re gay. But Phillips really, really, really wants Sinclair’s story to be true. He wants it so hard. And that’s impacting his ability to tell the difference between reality and nutcase make-believe. “Crack cocaine is very addictive,” Phillips writes. “It is very destructive. Addiction specialists will tell you that a crack addiction is very tough to break.” Wow. That’s some heavy medical information. I suspect Phillips may be a doctor. Or perhaps he just freelances for Web MD. In the comments. “Is Obama an addict? Was he an addict in the past? These are all legitimate questions to ask about a man who has his hands on the nuclear trigger,” Phillips continues, breathless. The question about drug addiction would be a legitimate question to ask about the president of the United States if, in fact, there was any basis in reality for the question in the first place. For Phillips, it seems the fact that the president is black and supports marriage equality is enough to suspect he’s a gay crack-head. Know what is a legitimate question for a presidential candidate? Where are your fucking tax returns? ■ D’Anne Witkowski has been gay for pay since 2003. She’s a freelance writer and poet (believe it!). When she’s not taking on the creeps of the world, she reviews rock ’n’ roll shows in Detroit with her twin sister.

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What’s in a name? Most people in the summertime really outside of and within our community. Women in our community often feel don’t want to dwell on important issues, let alone hear more about the presidential shoved to the side or overshadowed by gay men. This would be one way to race. With that in mind, I bring up the show our respect for their efforts and small issue of who our community actually is. If you’re asking yourself why I’m admit that they are full partners in the asking, it’s really very simple: fight for equality. It would also say that we men underMany others are as well. They stand and support the war really want to know what is against sexism. the correct way to describe Putting the L first would us in news stories. And we should help them with this. mean that, in a news report, Consider this: The two people’s first thought would be lesbians rather than men most popular ways to describe our community is LGBT or and, to a great deal of hetGLBT. Then there is LGBTQ, erosexual America, lesbians LGBTQQ, LGBTQI ... you are more acceptable. Let’s get the idea. be real here: The right wing did a great job of portrayWith that I offer my humble ing gay men in a poor light opinion: Four letters of the during the early years of our alphabet are enough. After fight for equality. On the other all, one of the Q’s is more a political statement, while Mark Segal hand, they almost completely the other one will eventually ignored lesbians. Was it lesbian phobia; or just plain sexism? Either decide where he or she falls under one way, it now works to our advantage. of the other four letters. He or she might So in this election year, I urge you, even decide none of the letters apply and when you go to the voting both, to cast become an ally. Oh, did I forget LGBT your ballot; vote for LGBT. Oh that’s allies? We cannot adopt every letter in right, it’s not on the ballot. Maybe the the alphabet and what it might stand for, good folks at Victory Fund can do it in no matter how much we might care for that issue. one of their Gay Politics Report quesSo that leaves us with LGBT or GLBT. tions. Or not. ■ And with those two, I squarely come down on the side of LGBT, which stands Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the nation’s most-award-winning commenfor lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Why the L before the G, you may tator in LGBT media. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com. ask. Because of public relations, both

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Street Talk Would you eat at Chick-fil-A, knowing it opposes marriage equality? “No. I do like chicken. And it would be a sacrifice to avoid Chickfil-A. But I don’t want to support discrimination. It’s Tania Jones that simple. certified nursing I believe that assistant Upper Darby everybody should have the right to marry the person of their choice.”

“No. The COO of Chick-fil-A is a detriment to humanrights issues. I don’t need a chicken sandwich so bad that Andy Martrich I would put librarian money into Brooklyn, N.Y. his coffers. I feel strongly in support of marriage equality, so I wouldn’t want to support the COO in any way.”

“I would never eat there. I don’t like the idea that religion pervades that place to such a high level that they’re not open on Matthew McDonald Sundays. And server now they’re South Philadelphia funding antiLGBT groups. Even though I’m straight, it angers me as a human being.”

“Yes. I do support marriage equality, but if I boycotted every corrupt business, I’d go crazy. America Amanda Schaeffer is corrupt caregiver everywhere West Philadelphia you go. You can’t get around it. I wouldn’t go to the extreme of boycotting every corrupt business.”

Dr. Charlotte N. Markey

Research as advocacy for LGBT rights It feels almost safe to assume that we are on the brink of a new era of LGBT rights. The president supports gay marriage. A growing majority of U.S. citizens, led by younger people and liberals, support LGBT rights all around. But, then there is still North Carolina. Ah, North Carolina, our southern friends who just banned gay marriage. And, even as a native Californian, I still can’t figure out what is going on in California. Recent reports suggest that the infamous Proposition 8 ban may be headed to the Supreme Court. So, there is still work to be done. Although many U.S. citizens are becoming increasingly open to understanding and tolerance, the public needs to be educated. They need to be familiarized with

the data suggesting that LGBT relationships aren’t all that different from straight relationships. Love is love. Jealousy is jealousy. Commitment is commitment. It doesn’t matter much the gender of your partner. What can you do to help the public understand all of this? Not all of us have the time or energy to be activists. But, there is still something you can do: Contribute to research aiming to understand LGBT relationships. Unfortunately, very little research has examined LGBT relationships in an attempt to understand relationship dynamics relevant to health and well-being. However, in the midst of ongoing debate about marriage equality, evidence of the potentially health-promoting nature

of LGBT relationships needs to be documented. Currently, a large portion of the population relies on inaccurate stereotypes about LGBT relationships. We need research to show how and why those stereotypes are wrong. If you are looking for an easy (and local) place to start, consider the Couples’ Health Study at RutgersCamden (that’s just 5 minutes from downtown Philly). Participants are paid generously for their help and can feel good about contributing to ongoing efforts at Rutgers-Camden to study and educate others about diverse relationships. It is entirely possible that you will find being a part of this study to be fun, interesting and an opportunity to learn more about your partner.

Currently, the Couples’ Health Study is recruiting men in relationships with men. This will add to their research from the past decade that focuses on lesbian and heterosexual couples. Earlier findings have been published in academic journals, presented at national and international scientific meetings, discussed in major media outlets and are accessible by the public at www.ScienceofRelationships.com. To learn more or to sign up to participate, go to www.HealthyDevelopmentLab. com. If you have questions, email RUHealthyLab@gmail.com. Dr. Charlotte N. Markey is Associate Professor of Psychology and director, Healthy Development Lab at Rutgers University at Camden.

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COMPLERA may help: � Reduce the amount of HIV in your blood. This is called your “viral load”. � Increase the number of white blood cells called CD4+ (T) cells that help ﬁght off other infections.

Important: Ask your doctor or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with COMPLERA. For more information, see the section “What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?”

Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4+ (T) cell count may improve your immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).

Read this Patient Information before you start taking COMPLERA and each time you get a reﬁll. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment. What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?

COMPLERA does not cure HIV infections or AIDS. � Always practice safer sex. � Use latex or polyurethane condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body ﬂuids such as semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. � Never re-use or share needles.

Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions about how to prevent passing COMPLERA can cause serious side effects, including: 1. Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis can happen in HIV to other people. some people who take COMPLERA or similar (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic Who should not take COMPLERA? acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. � Do not take COMPLERA if your HIV infection has been previously treated with Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like HIV medicines. symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you � Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking certain other medicines. For more get any of the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis: information about medicines that must not be taken with COMPLERA, see “What � feeling very weak or tired should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?” � have unusual (not normal) muscle pain � have trouble breathing What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA? � have stomach pain with Before you take COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you: - nausea (feel sick to your stomach) � have liver problems, including hepatitis B or C virus infection - vomiting � have kidney problems � feel cold, especially in your arms and legs � have ever had a mental health problem � feel dizzy or lightheaded � have bone problems � have a fast or irregular heartbeat � are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if COMPLERA can harm your unborn child Pregnancy Registry. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral medicines during pregnancy. Its purpose is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms � are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. The Centers for Disease Control and of liver problems: Prevention recommends that mothers with HIV not breastfeed because they can pass � your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice). the HIV through their milk to the baby. It is not known if COMPLERA can pass through � dark “tea-colored” urine your breast milk and harm your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best � light-colored bowel movements (stools) way to feed your baby. � loss of appetite for several days or longer Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription � nausea and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. � stomach pain 2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who take COMPLERA or similar medicines. In some cases these liver problems can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis) when you take COMPLERA.

You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are COMPLERA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA or a similar affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects. If you take certain medicines with COMPLERA, the amount of COMPLERA in your body may be too low and medicine containing nucleoside analogs for a long time. it may not work to help control your HIV infection. The HIV virus in your body may become 3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resistant to COMPLERA or other HIV medicines that are like it. and you stop taking COMPLERA, your HBV infection may become worse (flare-up). A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. Do not take COMPLERA if you also take these medicines: COMPLERA is not approved for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV � COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection. Do not take other HIV medicines with COMPLERA. therapy with your healthcare provider. � the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (CARBATROL®, EQUETRO®, TEGRETOL®, � Do not let your COMPLERA run out. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare TEGRETOL-XR®, TERIL®, EPITOL®), oxcarbazepine (TRILEPTAL®), phenobarbital provider before your COMPLERA is all gone. (LUMINAL®), phenytoin (DILANTIN®, DILANTIN-125®, PHENYTEK®) � Do not stop taking COMPLERA without first talking to your healthcare provider. � the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN®), rifampin (RIFATER®, � If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to check your health RIFAMATE®, RIMACTANE®, RIFADIN®) and rifapentine (PRIFTIN®) often and do regular blood tests to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare � a proton pump inhibitor medicine for certain stomach or intestinal problems, provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking including esomeprazole (NEXIUM®, VIMOVO®), lansoprazole (PREVACID®), omeprazole COMPLERA. (PRILOSEC®), pantoprazole sodium (PROTONIX®), rabeprazole (ACIPHEX®) � more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium What is COMPLERA? COMPLERA is a prescription HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) medicine that: phosphate � is used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV medicines before. HIV is the � St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). If you are taking COMPLERA, you should not take: � contains 3 medicines, (rilpivirine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) � other medicines that contain tenofovir (VIREAD®, TRUVADA®, ATRIPLA®) combined in one tablet. EMTRIVA and VIREAD are HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency � other medicines that contain emtricitabine or lamivudine (EMTRIVA®, COMBIVIR®, virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and EDURANT is an EPIVIR® or EPIVIR-HBV®, EPZICOM®, TRIZIVIR®) HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). � rilpivirine (EDURANT™) It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under the age of 18 years. � adefovir (HEPSERA®)

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Also tell your healthcare provider if you take: The most common side effects of COMPLERA include: � an antacid medicine that contains aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or calcium � trouble sleeping (insomnia) carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take � abnormal dreams COMPLERA. � headache � a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (PEPCID®), cimetidine � dizziness (TAGAMET®), nizatidine (AXID®), or ranitidine hydrochloride (ZANTAC®). Take these � diarrhea medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA. � nausea ® ® ® � the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (BIAXIN ), erythromycin (E-MYCIN , ERYC , � rash ERY-TAB®, PCE®, PEDIAZOLE®, ILOSONE®), and troleandomycin (TAO®) � tiredness � an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fluconazole (DIFLUCAN®), itraconazole (SPORANOX®), ketoconazole (NIZORAL®), posaconazole (NOXAFIL®), voriconazole � depression (VFEND®) Additional common side effects include: � methadone (DOLOPHINE®) � vomiting Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is � stomach pain or discomfort � skin discoloration (small spots or freckles) one that is listed above. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your � pain healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Your healthcare provider and your pharmacist can tell you if you can take these medicines with COMPLERA. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking COMPLERA without first talking with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that can interact with COMPLERA. How should I take COMPLERA? � Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with COMPLERA. � Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it. � Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important to help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not replace a meal. � Do not change your dose or stop taking COMPLERA without first talking with your healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly while taking COMPLERA. � If you miss a dose of COMPLERA within 12 hours of the time you usually take it, take your dose of COMPLERA with a meal as soon as possible. Then, take your next dose of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. If you miss a dose of COMPLERA by more than 12 hours of the time you usually take it, wait and then take the next dose of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. � Do not take more than your prescribed dose to make up for a missed dose. � When your COMPLERA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider or pharmacy. It is very important not to run out of COMPLERA. The amount of virus in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. � If you take too much COMPLERA, contact your local poison control center or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away. What are the possible side effects of COMPLERA? COMPLERA may cause the following serious side effects, including: � See “What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?” � New or worse kidney problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA. If you have had kidney problems in the past or take other medicines that can cause kidney problems, your healthcare provider may need to do blood tests to check your kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA. � Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms: - feeling sad or hopeless - feeling anxious or restless - have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself � Bone problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA. Bone problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may lead to fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones. � Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. The cause and long term health effect of these conditions are not known. � Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your HIV medicine.

Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088). How do I store COMPLERA? � Store COMPLERA at room temperature 77 °F (25 °C). � Keep COMPLERA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed. � Do not use COMPLERA if the seal over the bottle opening is broken or missing. Keep COMPLERA and all other medicines out of reach of children. General information about COMPLERA: Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use COMPLERA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give COMPLERA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. This leaflet summarizes the most important information about COMPLERA. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about COMPLERA that is written for health professionals. For more information, call (1-800-445-3235) or go to www.COMPLERA.com. What are the ingredients of COMPLERA? Active ingredients: emtricitabine, rilpivirine hydrochloride, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Inactive ingredients: pregelatinized starch, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, povidone, polysorbate 20. The tablet film coating contains polyethylene glycol, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, triacetin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red, FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow #6 aluminum lake. This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Manufactured and distributed by: Gilead Sciences, Inc. Foster City, CA 94404 Issued: August 2011 COMPLERA, the COMPLERA Logo, EMTRIVA, HEPSERA, TRUVADA, VIREAD, GILEAD, and the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. or its related companies. ATRIPLA is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. 202123-GS-000 02AUG2011 CON12392 3/12

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Cryotherapy: A new approach Cryotherapy is the use of low temperatures in medical therapy. It is used to treat a variety of benign and chronic conditions and as a preventive measure to maintain and boost good health. The term “cryotherapy” comes from the Greek “cryo” meaning cold and “therapy” meaning cure. Forms of cryotherapy have been used as early as the 17th century. The scientific development of cryo systems started back in the 1980s as research clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of artificial ultra-cold temperatures. Scientists working with the basic principles of cryotherapy developed a breakthrough device: the Cryosauna. Today cryotherapy is well-known around the world. Cryotherapy is a new technology of regenerative medicine, based on the use of the patient’s immune system. Used correctly, it represents the perfect balance between extremely low temperature applied for the exact amount of time needed for best results. Used effectively, cryotherapy creates an environment in which the body detects and eliminates the cause of a disease. Now it is possible not only to overcome the disease itself, but also to prevent its recurrence. These results cannot be achieved by using natural sources of cold: Even moderately low (-100 to 80 degrees Celsius) temperatures are ineffective. To get results, this form of medical therapy requires a lower, almost “space” temperature of -160 to -130 degrees Celsius. Only then is it possible to produce a powerful wake-up call through skin receptors, which in turn stimulate the mechanism of self-rejuvenation. The procedure itself is safe and effective for everyone. Basically, cryotherapy is the cooling of the upper layer of the entire skin surface from its normal temperature to 30-32 degrees Fahrenheit for a short period of time (120-180 seconds). Sports and fitness Cryotherapy makes the traditional post-event recovery of ice baths obsolete — and is much more efficient and a lot more comfortable. Cryotherapy helps accelerate the recovery process as it improves blood flow and gets rid of waste products such as lactic acid. Athletes and fitness-committed enthusiasts are training harder with increased

training loads, recovering faster and increasing speed and performance after a few sessions of cryotherapy. Health Cryotherapy can inhibit inflammation, relieve pain of any origin — tendonitis, osteo and rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and migraines — and there are significant psychological benefits. Cryotherapy can ease depression and insomnia, anxiety and stress. As cryotherapy increases blood circulation, libido and sexual stamina are improved significantly. Cryotherapy is used to treat skin tumors, pre-cancerous skin moles, nodules, skin tags, unsightly freckles and prostate, liver and cervical cancers, especially if surgery is not possible. Cryotherapy is also being used to treat tumors in other parts of the body, such as the kidneys, bones, lungs and breasts (including benign breast lumps called fibroadenomas). Although further research is needed to determine long-term effectiveness, cryotherapy has been shown to be effective in selected patients. Beauty After a cryotherapy session, the most noticeable effect is an improved quality of skin. Skin becomes smoother and more even-toned, regains elasticity, wrinkles and cellulite disappear and post-surgery scars heal faster. This happens as the production of collagen in deeper layers of skin is intensified. Cryotherapy helps fight all kinds of dermatitis and psoriasis by addressing the cause of the disease, not the symptoms. Cryotherapy sessions can also contribute to weight loss through an increased metabolic rate. This process can be compared to a warm-up as the body starts to produce heat to fight the surrounding cold. As a result, the body’s metabolism speeds up. For some, the first cryotherapy session is a little daunting, but the benefits are substantial and the science is compelling. Cryotherapy represents a breakthrough to better health and healing. It is a natural match to a commitment to fitness. ■ Anna Pronin is owner of Cyrotek, a state-of-the-art cryotherapeutic provider in The Camac Center in the 12th Street Gym complex. For more information, call 267-269-0465 or visit www.12streetgym.com/camac.

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Your recovery Recovering from drugs and shared by many who struggle with addiction, that we are alone alcohol, or any form of compulsive behavior that is difficult in our shame, guilt and addictive to stop — whether it is related behaviors. This not only provides to over/under eating, shopping, a strong sense of relief, but also working out or using the Internet a feeling of strength and belief in in unhealthy ways — is a comour ability to recover. Certainly plicated process. These behaviors hearing how other folks manage impact individuals, as well as their recovery can offer assistance their families and friends, in and guidance to those beginning ways that can be overtheir recovery or those who just need some whelming. Ultimately, addiction can lead to new tools. poor physical health, It is important mental illness and to note that, just as problems in relationthe compulsion to ships. However, there behave in unhealthy are concrete steps we ways didn’t appear can take toward recovovernight — these ery that, if adhered to, behaviors can last years, if not decades will lead to positive — the recovery proresults. Individual cess is not necessartherapy has been ily simple, quick or proven effective for easy. True recovery many people. Others demands a commithave found success through inpatient ment to experiencing Rand Faulkner life (rehab) and intenwithout relying on sive outpatient treatments. Still those habits and behaviors that, another approach involves recovwhile perhaps providing a tempoery support groups. rary “fix,” do not truly “fix” anyOn the most basic level, supthing but rather often compound port groups bring people with a our problems. common purpose and a common A critical component of this commitment is the belief that an experience together. It has been individual can change. It is easy proven that this group process, if used consistently, is productive in to fall into the trap of believing that change is impossible, of lishelping maintain one’s sobriety. There is a great benefit to sharing tening to that inner critical voice that may tell us we aren’t worth in this common experience and coming to the understanding that the effort or that things won’t be we do not have to be in this strug- better without the behavior. gle alone. The group experience We’ve talked about the unihelps dispel some of the stigma versal aspects of addiction and and the myths about addiction: recovery, but it is important the idea that it’s an “unusual” to note that LGBT individuals experience or that it only affects a often experience problems that certain “type” of person. are particular to our community. Bullying and being ostracized Support groups not only bring by one’s family and/or comindividuals with a common purmunity based solely on our pose together, but also provide a framework from which to discuss sexual orientation are just two triggers, urges and how emotional abuses commonly perpetrated on our community; however, expression impacts recovery. these two are very prevalent and Groups can also provide you with specific coping skills to help can impact our psyches with devastating results. Depression, combat these very real stressors. anxiety, trauma and suicide are Studies have shown that sharing substance use and recovery common reactions to such abuse. stories in a group context greatly Many people begin using alcohol or drugs to suppress painful boosts recovery efforts. While each of us has a uniquely permemories or to numb feelings of anxiety or discomfort, and all too sonal experience, there are also some fundamental and important often find themselves unable to commonalities that we all share. get through a day, enjoy a night In my own experience facilitatout or spend a whole weekend without them. ing groups, I have seen how The statistics on addiction powerful this dynamic can be. within the LGBT community are When we can witness firsthand these commonalities, it goes a alarming: More than half of gay long way to defeating the belief, men will develop PAGE 18

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by Patrick Kerkstra

elayed but not dead, the citywide property reassessment known as the Actual Value Initiative (AVI) is the biggest stick of political dynamite Philadelphia’s City Council has picked up in recent history. It is also a great case study in the politics of personal interest. A vote this big can shape a career. So, lofty ideals of right and wrong aside, what else is motivating the players?

THE LEGACY HUNTER �� publicly cry foul on the city’s inaccurate property assessments and as far back as 2003 actually proposed killing off the Board of Revision of �� bolts reform that Nutter prizes. He sees it as a legacy project, a way for him to leave a lasting mark on the city.

THE NEW BOSS(ES) New council president Darrell L. Clarke was out both to prove himself as a competent manager of an oft-unruly council and to demonstrate that he’s willing to partner with Nutter, to a point, in order to get the big, important things done. �� hearings wore on, the holes in Nutter’s AVI proposal turned to chasms, and the partnership Clarke had hoped for with Nutter didn’t materialize. Clarke couldn’t afford to be on the wrong end of this vote, so late in �� the proceedings—that’s just not in his makeup—but he succeeded in establishing himself as a more-than-credible president. Throughout, Clarke received an able backroom assist from Deputy Whip Bill Greenlee, who was loyal to Clarke and relentless—in his ami-

�� package of votes together. Majority Leader Curtis Jones Jr. was a loyal Clarke soldier as well. New Republican whip David Oh broke with the rest of council’s tiny GOP to support AVI, but he was a �� on small-business owners, a critical constituency for Oh. THE WANNABE MAYORS There are at least four council members considering a mayoral run in 2015: Blondell Reynolds Brown, Wilson Goode Jr., Bill Green and Jim Kenney. For each, the AVI vote was critical. And all handled the political test in different ways. Green played a vital role in �� ready AVI proposal. And those �� he needed to vote no, no, no. He even voted against the operating budget, the only nay vote in council on that question. Green’s motivation is clear as day: He wants to run for mayor as the pro��

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his votes on the budget and AVI bear that out. Goode and Brown, on the other hand, supported AVI. Goode was a particularly ardent champion of the reform, which made perfect political sense. His calling card is economic advancement for low-income Philadelphians, and AVI, in the main, will be good for low-income property owners. AVI is a good reform for Goode’s base and thus a winning issue for Goode. Brown’s priorities were different. She’s never shown a deep �� on the other hand, is among her top priorities and would no doubt be a major plank in her mayoral platform. With Nutter angling for $94 million more in schools

funding, Brown’s support for AVI was assured. Kenney was the wild card, supporting Nutter’s proposal early in budget hearings but turning on it later. He was willing to take a political risk to support a needed reform and generate some cash for the schools. He might even have thought it would help him draw a contrast in a mayoral contest against Green and avowed AVI opponent Alan Butkovitz. But the political downsides grew too great for him once it became clear that �� THE SURVIVALISTS For council members Mark Squilla, Kenyatta Johnson, Brian O’Neill and Denny O’Brien, opposition to AVI was almost automatic, particularly in the halfbaked form on which council was asked to vote. Squilla represents a district that could well be the hardest hit by the transition to the new assessment system. But he went beyond simple opposition and instead led the anti-AVI forces, poking holes in the administra�� prefer) for other council members to oppose the initiative. Johnson’s district also stands ��

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�� to get hammered by AVI. And Johnson—who is married to �� director of a pro-schools privatization PAC—was reluctant to send $94 million in new funds to a spendthrift school district. O’Neill and O’Brien are Republicans with political bases in the white ethnic neighborhoods of Northeast Philadelphia. There, anything that smells like a �� poison, so they rejected AVI out of hand. THE REST Councilwoman Marian Tasco has thrown her lot in with Nutter, ��

Ron Cohen Goes the Extra Mile ��

“I just think we have dedicated players and coaches,” Cohen said. “We’ve built success, and everyone plays their toughest ��eryone likes a challenge, and our players enjoy that every year.” It also helps to have sent three former players to the NFL: Bruce �� (Rams) and Jameel McClain (Ravens). Plus, Sharrif Floyd, a stud lineman at the University of Florida, looks destined to join the NFL in a year or two. He starred on George Washington’s team in 2006-2008. In 2010, Cohen had 18 players who received football scholarships. �� represent the city and GW,” Moody said. “There’s a lot of pride here, and all the kids on the team want to do whatever it takes

from AVI as well. Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez has had her share of disagreements with Nutter, but she is a land-usereform wonk, and AVI is good policy that also happens to be good for her district. Freshman �� this debate, siding with the majority on all votes. Bobby Henon and Jannie Blackwell were implacable opponents of AVI all along. You �� given their districts. Henon’s would probably fare considerably better under AVI, while Black�� consider their relationships with Local 98 chief John Dougherty, and their unrelenting opposition to Mayor Nutter’s prized initiative makes a little more sense. to do well and make a run at the Public League, District [12] and maybe a state title. There’s a tradition here.” �� seven years. �� strong campaign in 2012, and quarterback David Gavrilov is �� this year for the Northeast Philadelphia school. �� Gavrilov said. “Our coaches do a great job. We all care about this winning tradition.” Once again, competition looks like it will come from Frankford and Ger��gram seems to be Imhotep Charter, which has become a factor in the AA division. Imhotep is able to accept any student-athlete or transfer due to the current Charter rule in the School District.

Nadin Khoury, 15 with his mother Rebecca at home in Upper Darby. Nadin was the victim of a bullying incident last year and has become a spokesperson for anti-bullying campaigns. Sarah J. Glover/Photographer

DeSean Jackson Makes the Right Call on Bullying �� by Sheila Simmons

here is a billboard over I-95 South just before Lincoln Financial ��Sean Jackson with Upper Darby bullying victim Nadin Khoury. It reminds me of the most effective defense against bullying: us. By us I mean members of society, the spectators in the stands. On the billboard, alongside �� our favorite wide receiver uses his celebrity to cast anti-bullying as a popular, socially desirable goal. In a 2010 article, the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry concluded that today’s bullies don’t just pummel kids for lunch money— they are often “popular or semi-

popular social climbers . . . who use ostracism, ridicule, and gossip to gain social status.” Think about it. If others (read: we) don’t stand around and watch the bully, laugh at the �� dience and, thus, no act. Summer break doesn’t stop bullying. It happens on the playground, at the pool, on the block. Adults encounter bullies in the workplace, the boardroom— heck, in the state legislature. The bully in my neighborhood is a big, muscular 13 year old. I once watched him pedal �� another kid’s bike that he’d “borrowed.” One day, a group of smaller kids asked the bully, “You gonna beat him up again?”

The “him” was my neighbor’s kid who sat silently against a fence. As the bully and kids approached, I did too, aiming a disapproving “Mom” look at the bully and his curious followers, who were drawn by anticipation. After several glances at me, they all slinked away. I didn’t get a chance to talk to Jackson or the folks behind his DeSean Jackson Foundation, which is headed by his mother Gayle Jackson (she was away at the Professional Football Players Mothers’ Association’s 15th annual Pre-Season Conference). But I did talk to Nadin. Life has changed a lot since last year, when a group of bullies put him in a tree and recorded it. He credits some of that change to a new school and some to his association with Jackson, who at the time surprised him on national �� “He bought me and my sister and �� Awards. We got to meet a whole bunch of famous people. [Locals] would come up to me and say, ‘Aren’t you that kid . . .?’ “Now, a lot of people know that people care. . . . I’ve heard recently that Lady Gaga is part of [an anti-bullying] campaign, that Obama has a bunch of things,” he added. “They all think that it’s something that should not be tolerated, that people know it’s not cool that you’re saying this.” Yes, someone cares, Nadin. And that someone should be all of us. ��

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n �� we saw a non�� delphia School Partnership (PSP) set up a competition that pitted public, charter and parochial schools against one another, competing for millions of dollars of foundation money. It begged the question: What if the game was not what it appeared to be? What if, like the event in the blockbuster movie, the game was rigged from the start by the “Gamemakers” to favor certain combatants over others? Meet the PSP Gamemakers:

Michael G. O’Neill and Chris Bravacos, two men who may have more to do with the future of education in Philadelphia than the mayor, School Reform Commission and new superintendent combined. You might think with such clout, you would’ve heard of them. But in �� neither combatants nor spectators are supposed to see the Gamemakers—knowing that �� O’Neill is the chairman of Business Leaders Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS), a ��

children access to a high-quality, values-based education in Philadelphia-area Catholic schools,” says their mission statement. Bravacos is the presi�� Achievement Through Choice �� drive revenue into charter and parochial schools under the guise of “school choice.” If the game is rigged by these Gamemakers to fund parochial �� of their public-school counterparts, how would we know?

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Follow the money. If the Gamemakers are playing behind the scenes, one of the PSP–William Penn Foundation Grants will go to St. Malachy, a small parish school in North Philadelphia that will be merged with Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kensington into a regional “mission school” this fall. O’Neill’s family has supported the school for years and was reportedly stunned when the Archdiocese announced its closing. We’ll also place bets on Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, founded by a PSP board

member, as well as the Russell Byers Charter School, which shares a board member with PSP. All of these schools may be worthy of funding. But so are some high-performing public schools. The only difference: The public schools don’t have the Gamemakers on their side. In the words of perhaps the most famous Gamemaker: “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.” The Great Oz has spoken. And in the coming weeks, so too will PSP.

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George Washington football coach Ron Cohen has more wins than any other high school coach in the history of Philadelphia, but his idea to build Public League stadiums may have a longer lasting impact. In 2003, Cohen called Philadelphia Sixers executive Sonny Hill’s radio show on WIP-AM to talk to Hill’s guest, then school superintendent Paul Vallas. A producer put the two in touch during a commercial break, and the next thing you know, Vallas hired Cohen to implement his idea of building four supersites to host

eorge Washington High School football players Justin Moody, Donald Smith, Shaquon �� Mhiesen, Melvin Gonzales, Deandre Dunkley and the rest of �� than just a football coach in Ron Cohen. “He’s so much more,” said Moody, a 6-foot-3-inch, 280-pound defensive lineman

who is being recruited nationally by the likes of Ohio State, Syracuse, Buffalo, Temple, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Nebraska and Purdue. “Anything we need, he’s there for us,” Moody said. “He’s so supportive. That’s why I want him to be a big part of my recruiting process.” Cohen and a parent of a player on the team recently took the aforementioned seven soon-to-be seniors on a college recruiting trip to Pittsburgh, Ohio University, Akron, Kent State, Ohio State University and Purdue. Purdue offered Moody a scholarship right on the spot during the visit. “Not too many coaches spend this type of time with their players outside of practice,” Moody added. Maybe that’s why Cohen is the winningest football coach in the history of Philadelphia high school teams, including all Catholic, private and public schools. In 27 years, his record is 24169-2 overall and 116-22-1 in the league. His 12 championships are the most of any coach. ��

regular-season Public League football games. Sites were built or �� Germantown High. “I got hired in a way where I didn’t have to give up my coaching and ran this project,” Cohen said. “We put the sites in to represent all areas in the city. My idea was to also rent out the facilities to Catholic schools, summer camps, AAU teams, track teams, so we could raise money to help support the Public League.” �� nancially strapped school district rather than to the individual sites. “I hope when we need money for our stadiums in the near future, we will be able to get it,” he said. “That would be a shame for a lot of people.” JT

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�� Coach Ron Cohen thinks it’s almost impossible for a Public League football team, at least a traditional city team, to win a PIAA state championship. He may be right. The only teams to make the PIAA state playoffs since the Public League joined in 2003 were Frankford and George Washington. In 2004, George Washington upset Catholic League powerhouse La Salle and �� as any public team has advanced in nine years. “It could happen,” Cohen said. “But it would take more money being poured into the sports and football programs from the [Philadelphia] school district and an �� have now.” Cohen added that public schools face many disadvantages. “The private and Catholic schools raise their own money and have a recruiting advantage,” he said. “We don’t have the resources really to compete. It’s sad. We haven’t got new practice jerseys in years, and our weight �� available to us. When the kids really need to go in there, the district or schools in the district don’t make the weight rooms available. That doesn’t happen at the top Catholic schools, privates or suburbs. It’s also harder for our kids to be recognized in the summer because all the camps cost money, and kids in the city can’t afford it many of the times.” JT

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LGBT music and arts festival returns for a second year By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com After making a splash with its inaugural outing last year, the Phreak n Queer Festival, a four-day showcase of local queer talent, returns Aug. 2-5 to venues all over town. Phreak n Queer was started by local DJ and promoter Kate Gormley, who, inspired by similar events elsewhere, wanted to get local LGBT artists back to the DIY roots of the music and art scenes and away from the mainstream expectations. “Phreak n Queer is akin to MondoHomo in Atlanta,” Gormley said. “I spun there in 2008 and just kept thinking, We need this in Philly. So I threw out the idea to a few folks and the response was overwhelming.” Performers for this year’s Phreak n Queer include locals Liberty City Kings, Sgt. Sass,

Rainbow Destroyer, AnOmali, A Voice 4 All People, Karen & The Sorrows and DJ PreColumbian. The festival will also feature performers from out of town including Nicky Click and The Shondes. New Hampshire-based indie electro singer-songwriter Click, who performed at the festival last year, said she’s eager to return. “I’m coming to the whole festival,” she said. “I’m not just performing, I’m taking part in the festival. There are so many diverse activities and shows. There’s a family picnic and a circus. It’s really an extravaganza. They’re keeping on a tradition that started with other festivals like Homo A Go-go, which I performed at in 2004. A lot of different cities do it, but it’s important for them to be doing it in 2012 because a lot of these cities aren’t doing it anymore. For them to be continuing through their second

year is really important and helps our community come together.” Gormley said that while a lot of the participants in last year’s festival are returning, there are some new faces on board. “We brought in some new organizers this year,” she said. “We kept some of the core folks from last year and then we picked up some folks last year who were very involved but weren’t organizers. We kind of opened it up to people in the community who liked the idea and wanted to try their hand at something. We have some fresh blood this year, and it’s great to have some younger folks involved and people from different communities and different perspectives. It’s mostly a bunch of artists, DJs and performers doing it. We did partner with Latino Pride this year for our family day, so that’s pretty exciting. We’ll have some nonprofits there tabling and giv-

ing out information, like Mazzoni [Center] and GALAEI [Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative]. We want local nonprofits and different grassroots agencies getting involved so they can get the word out about services and resources to folks. But mostly the festival is run by independent organizers and artists.” For Gormley, it’s also important to include some elements geared to all ages. “We come up with the concepts for the event first, then try and fit people in accordance with that,” she said. “We try and diversify that a little bit. A bunch of us are aging punk rockers. Some of our friends are sober now and don’t want to be in a bar. Or you have a bunch of queers that have kids. We really wanted the different communities that we are a part of to have space in the festival. So that’s why we have the art show, the open mic and tried PAGE 22

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to grow the family day. Not everything has to be in a bar or after 10 at night. We want everyone to be involved and find a space for that, especially the younger people. There are a lot of things that are 21-plus out there, so we wanted to have some events that were all-ages and free so the younger people can get involved.” When it came to organizing the second festival, Gormley said last year’s success made it easier to organize this year’s event — but it also meant more artists and performers came to the table. “We had venues and folks approach us,” she said. “They had such a good experience last year that they wanted to be involved in a bigger way. It definitely made getting the line-up together a little tougher because last year we might have had 30 bands apply for a show and this year the volume was just bigger. We have folks coming in from San Francisco and New Hampshire. The word has gotten out there so it’s been harder to scale back. A lot of these submissions are amazing. A lot of times it’s [because of the artists] hearing about experiences from other artists who played an event or know a booking person in Philly somehow affiliated with the festival. Word gets

new CD, I did four country songs that are acoustic. I do a lot with my dad. Him and I write songs together on the guitar and a lot of the songs we write together, or he wrote for me, are country and then they become pop songs. It’s just so easy to present them in that way. We decided to try it out — why not? I feel like I have so many different characters that I perform. So this is one more part of me.” Both Gormley and Click have definite plans after the festival wraps. Gormley will probably start by catching up on sleep. “I’ll be at every event, NICKY CLICK even if only for a little bit,” she said. “It’s a lot. I kind of out through the artist network. Other people have found us through our sister festivals like wanted to die last year about Sunday. It was MondoHomo and folks in the South who are like, ‘Holy shit, you are so tired!’ I’ll be going on tour and want to make Philadelphia stops. to everything and doing a little bit of what I It put us on a map in terms of places to play can to help the organizers for that event.” Click said she is embarking on a national when touring through Philadelphia. It’s definitely a nice thing for us. We’re shuffling peo- tour after the festival. “I’m going on tour right after the festival ple around to get them involved in different for two months just promoting that album and ways.” For Click, the festival is a chance to perform new music video, just getting out there.” ■ songs from her latest release, “Metaphorically, The second edition of the Phreak n Queer Of Course,” which finds her experimenting Festival runs Aug. 2-5. For a full list of artwith new sounds. “My music is mostly electronic and dance ists and events, visit http://phreaknqueermusic, sort of hip-hop-ish,” she said. “On this festival.wordpress.com.

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Lu Antone: Choreography and corsets At just over 6-feet tall with a great mane of hair making him even larger, Lu Antone might come across as an imposing fellow, but the dancer/choreographer is a big pussycat at heart. PGN spoke to the self-described mama’s boy about life, video blogging and dual personalities. PGN: OK, I just finished watching you and your mother on YouTube recreating a scene from “The Bad Girls Club.” You were pulling her hair and she was calling you names, but she couldn’t stop laughing. It was so funny and sweet! LA: My mom is great. She had renal kidney failure and two years ago she got a new kidney. There are stories you hear about people taking the personalities of their donors and in my mom’s case it was completely true. The donor was 19 years old and very outgoing. After [my mom] got the transplant, she turned into the biggest kid ever. She pulls pranks and makes jokes and watches crappy reality shows with me. She’s just awesome. So we were watching “Bad Girls” that day and decided to recreate it on film. PGN: I cracked up when she called you “wretched” in the video. LA: [Laughs.] That’s her new favorite word! PGN: So tell me a little about yourself. LA: I was born in Puerto Rico but the family moved to the States when I was 2. They brought us to Philadelphia to try to make a better life for us. PGN: How many kids in the family? LA: There were 10 of us but three have passed away. PGN: What kind of kid were you? LA: Very inventive and creative. My mom said I would always put on shows and write scripts. I would write stories and try to sell them to family members. I had a pair of white shoes that I would wear and pretend that I was Pee Wee Herman. PGN: That’s a riot. I wrote scripts too but never thought to sell them to people. I guess I wasn’t the entrepreneur you are! LA: But I was also very romantic: I would have candlelit dinners for all the girls in the family. PGN: Awwww. What did your parents do? LA: My mom was a dialysis technician and my dad was a musician and he also did landscaping. PGN: Who was your best friend in school? LA: I didn’t really have friends. I think everyone thought I was weird so I was kind of a loner. I didn’t make close friends until I was in high school. PGN: What was your first script about?

LA: Oh man. It was a horror movie about a serial killer who would chop people’s heads off and hide them under lettuce heads in the garden. [Laughs.] I think I was about 7 when I wrote that! I had a very wild imagination.

her career in the drag world, I dance with Vicious Delicious and teach a group of girls ages 9-11 called the China Dolls hip-hop choreo. I do parties and Sweet 16s, etc., and I also manage a tattoo shop.

PGN: [Laughs.] And you wonder why people thought you were weird! How did you even know about serial killers at that age? LA: I loved horror films. I could watch anything without fear. They didn’t bother me at all.

PGN: Describe three of your tattoos. LA: I have a geisha: My mom loves Japanese art so I got that one for her. It says “Miala,” which in English means “my soul.” My mom is my best friend, she’s my soul — my angel. I also have a portrait of Beyoncé, who is my artistic inspiration. My love for her goes beyond her music: It’s more about her work ethic and ability to balance her public and private life. I also have a picture of a guitar giving birth to a baby, which represents being born through music.

PGN: Yikes. I still can’t watch anything gory. LA: Yeah, it’s funny. I’m more afraid to watch them now than I was as a kid! PGN: What was your favorite game as a kid? LA: There was a guessing game that we used to play where you had a picture on a deck of cards and then people had to give you clues so you could guess who they were. PGN: What was a toy that you loved? LA: It wasn’t a toy but I had a small radio that I carried everywhere. My dad was a drummer and music has always been a comfort to me. It was a form of therapy whenever I got upset. Even now, music is what I go to for solace and that’s what led me to dance. PGN: Do you remember the first CD you purchased? LA: I do. Christina Aguilera’s single “Genie in a Bottle.” But before that I used to steal my sister’s cassette tapes. The first one I remember was Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita.” PGN: What’s a great family memory? LA: Growing up, there were a lot of issues with my parents, a lot of fighting. And when we moved to the States, my dad got involved with drugs and disappeared. One of my best memories was when he came back. He’d gone to rehab and was a completely different person. It was a pivotal moment for me because I realized that anything was possible if you really put your mind and heart into it. He’d destroyed his marriage and his life, his reputation, but he came back strong and turned things around. It was admirable and inspiring. PGN: School? LA: I was a theater major for a while. PGN: Worst job? LA: I worked at the Dollar Tree as a cashier. It was awful, people would just destroy that store, and we had really bad management. It was disgusting. Corporate had to come in and clean house. They got rid of almost everyone! PGN: And what are you doing now? LA: I do mostly choreography. I’ve worked with the cast of “The Doll House,” including Mimi Imfurst of RuPaul’s “Drag Race.” I worked with Omyra Lynn helping her build

PGN: What’s Vicious Delicious? LA: I met Omyra Lynn in high school and we became friends; we had another friend who liked to dance and so we decided to form a group. It’s different in that we mix both masculine and feminine qualities, vicious for the

ating this creature that combines the feminine and masculine, molding a visual being that can do anything. I bask in that fearlessness of the character. I’m not shy in that moment: I’m outgoing and strong, completely different from my personality. PGN: What was your worst clothing disaster? LA: We performed for the homecoming celebration at the William Way Center. It was really hot. I don’t know if the air wasn’t on or it just was too hot to make a difference. I had on a body-shaper corset and stockings, a hairpiece and costume. I was doing a high-energy samba and I was so hot I almost fainted as soon as I got off the stage. It was horrible! I just wanted to rip that corset off! PGN: It makes you realize why women had the “vapors” and were always fainting in the old days. LA: [Laughs.] Yes, but they looked great! PGN: You’ve stated that you’re your own worst critic; how does that help or hurt you? LA: It helps because it makes LA you strive to do better. I’ll look at a tape and think, “We should have nailed that pose” or “We should have done that better.” We need to work harder and practice longer. It inspires me to take it to the next level. It’s bad because I don’t ever bask in and enjoy my accomplishments. I never think it’s good enough and second-guess myself a lot. It can mess with your confidence when you do that. PGN: What’s a song that always makes you smile? LA: It’s a Michael Jackson remake of an old song, “Smile.” The lyrics are “Smile, though your heart is aching. Smile, even though it’s breaking. When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by if you smile.”

PGN: That’s nice but kind of sad. What should I know about Lu? LA: Lu is an alter ego. Photo: Jonathan Hernandez male and delicious for the female. When he’s out, he’s actually We performed in local clubs and very shy, very quiet and to bars and one of the DJs at Sisters, Trish, aka himself. But once I’m on stage, I turn into a DJ Goddess, saw us and we got to do a percompletely different person. A lot of people formance at Sisters and it blossomed from think that when they meet me after seeing me there. We competed in [Philly’s] “Circus of on stage that I’m going to be this big overthe Stars” as well. We do our own things but the-top personality, a jerk. [Laughs.] But then always come back together at some point. they meet me and they’re like, “Wow, you’re kind of boring.” PGN: You’ve stated it makes you feel powerful. PGN: And is Lu your given name? LA: Yes, there’s something special about cre- LA: My real name is PAGE 28

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Olympic Pride House welcomes the world The first Summer Olympics Pride House almost-didn’t happen. When sponsorship funding didn’t m e e t ex p e c t a t i o n s three months ago, the house was officially scrapped in spite of the enormous success of the first Pride House two years ago at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup publicly said the support and OUT IN THE OPEN: Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association held encouragement he got the first annual Philadelphia Open for LGBT tennis players July 20at the Vancouver Pride 22 at the Legacy Youth Tennis & Education Center in Philadelphia. House influenced his Tournament organizers Brian Neff (from left), Matt Green and Dave Killian welcomed 72 players to compete in the inaugural tournadecision to come out. More than just a ment and declared it a success beyond their expectations. Not haven for LGBT ath- only were players from the U.S. and Canada, but Patrick Deneux letes, the house will brought his partner Jakob Joergensen on holiday from Manchester, have live music from England, to compete in the event. Local singles winners were Jake LGBT artists, video Bishop, who won the Singles A Division, and Neff, who won the C presentations from Division. Photo: Scott A. Drake local LGBT organiWhat are we going to watch? zations and, of course, broadcast comThere were still two days of polling left petitions live during the games. A banner when this was written, but the early results exhibit of 37 out athletes, groups, discrimi- of PGN’s online poll say that the top sumnation and progress will include Billie Jean mer Olympic sports PGN readers want to King, David Kopay, Greg Louganis, Ian watch are swimming and diving (32 percent Roberts, Tom Waddell, the Gay Games and each) — not much of a surprise there! Then OutGames. it was a three-way tie for water polo, gymFederation of Gay Games vice president nastics and rowing/kayaking at 10 percent for external affairs Marc Naimark recently each. told PGN via email his hope is to see thouThe final poll results are on page 4. sands of Olympic visitors stop by for an exhibit or attend some other Pride House Short stops event. Visitors can participate in a bowling • Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football night, a youth day, a football tournament Club wants you! Rugby Boot Camp is during the week and a fun sports day on scheduled to start at noon Aug. 4 at Pepper Aug. 11. Middle School, 84th Street and Lindbergh Pride House is only open Aug. 3-12 and, Avenue. You don’t need prior experience even though there is no scheduled media or even any knowledge of the game; just a coverage at this point, Naimark is hopeful desire to learn the laws and skills. The first that some publicity takes root by the time game of the fall season is Sept. 8; www. the house opens. Naimark also said that philadelphiagryphons.org. while it is a haven for LGBT athletes and it • Stimulus is teaming up with The Nash would be great if some Gay Games ambas- Experience and Philly Gay Calendar to sadors such as Greg Louganis came, the pri- host Gay Day Aug. 12 at the Pennsylvania mary focus is to engage the general public. Renaissance Fair. Team Philadelphia is one And what about someone coming out of the beneficiaries. Discount tickets ($20) during the Olympics? “If an athlete com- can be purchased at www.parenfaire.com peting in the Olympics were to come out using code: Innerprincess. More informaat Pride House, we would be delighted tion is forthcoming regarding buses leaving and supportive: But our pleasure would be the William Way for the event. first and foremost for him or her. Coming out is a liberation, and if we can be part of Enjoy the Olympics, but don’t forget to that, we will have done something good,” get out and play! ■ Naimark said. More information on Pride House can be If you have a sports event for Get Out and found at pridehouse2012.org. Play, email scott@epgn.com.

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Vernick has raw (and cooked) power By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com It’s easy to see why Vernick Food & Drink, 2031 Walnut St., is so popular with the Rittenhouse Square set. The New American restaurant exudes a modern elegance that sets the stage for a mostly impressive array of dishes. Seating ranges from tables with excellent views of the bar or of the chefs at work in the kitchen. For the best view, sit upstairs next to the window overlooking Walnut Street. Things got off to a rousing start with a chilled raspberry gazpacho, which was spicy, flavorful and delightful (especially considering some of us aren’t the biggest fans of raspberries). Vernick’s raw menu is stellar. The Arctic char ($13), garnished with crispy skin and

dill, was pleasantly mild and perfect for summer. The tuna ($15) with pickles and crème fraîche was powerful, bright and spicy. There were some captivating raw flavors on Vernick’s toast menu. These play out like upscale takes on bruschetta. The beef tartare and horseradish ($12) was so enjoyable it almost didn’t need the toast. Even tastier was the Maryland crab ($12), with thinly sliced jalapeños giving it a nice kick. The small-plates menu had some nice surprises. We weren’t expecting much from the grilled heart of romaine ($12), but it was one of the best dishes of the evening — very fresh with aged cheddar and a hint of the sweetness of figs. On the opposite end of the spectrum, expectations ran high for the grilled shrimp and avocado salad ($14). Somehow the result PAGE 26

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wasn’t greater than the sum of its parts, as the shrimp overpowered the other flavors. Another bright spot was the housemade mozzarella with rhubarb jam and sea salt ($12), where the flavors did a happy dance of salty, sweet and creamy. We only had room left to try one large plate: the organic Amish chicken (whole $45/half $24). A few weeks back, we declared the chicken at Square Peg the best in town. We have to amend that statement. Peg has the best fried chicken in town. Vernick has the best roasted chicken in town — perfectly seasoned, tender and juicy. Had we not filled up on small plates, we surely would have stripped down the whole bird to the skeleton. Dessert was one of those instances in

which the more you ate, the more you loved the dish. The olive-oil cake with peaches was a prime example. The first bite was good, moist and not very sweet. But there was something there that triggered a taste memory. We couldn’t put our finger on it until the third or fourth bite; then it came to us. Pancakes! It tasted like the best pancakes we ever had — but it’s dessert! It was pure addictive joy. Then there was a butterscotch and smoked chocolate parfait, which was also wonderful due to the restraint it exercised in its sweetness. There was just a hint of butterscotch playing with the semi-sweetness of the chocolate and the whole dish was airy and perfect. Vernick Food & Drink is the excellent convergence of a great location, nice décor and a well-executed menu. ■

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Q Puzzle Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Across

1. “Tearoom Trade” author Humphries 5. Red-coated cheese 9. ___ to the bottom (sank) 13. K-12, educationally speaking 14. His grandmother had a Woody 15. Skin softener 16. Shakespeare’s Othello, for one 17. Mark with a branding iron 18. Love, to Amelie Mauresmo 19. Upcoming sitcom about two gay dads

22. Rank of H. Sanders 23. “ ___ on a Hot Tin Roof” 24. Mapplethorpe work 27. Village People classic 32. Strung along 33. Dr.’s org. 34. Suffix with ox 35. He plays one of the gay dads in 19Across 39. It means nothing 40. Senatorial seat holders, e.g. 41. “Ready ___, here I come!” 42. Openings for a peeping Tom 45. Pounding parts 46. C.I.O.ís partner 47. D.C. lobby group 48. He plays one of the gay dads in 19-

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Edwin Claudio, but Lu Antone is my alter ego and what people know me by. My middle name is Antonio. PGN: I noticed you do a lot of personal video blogging. LA: I try to! But it’s hard because I’m so shy. It’s hard to open up to anyone, let alone a camera. PGN: And yet you do a very personal talk to your viewers. LA: I think it forces me to open up. I just turn on the camera and talk and since there isn’t anyone there with me, I can be free. I don’t know: There’s something about it that lets you be completely honest. The hardest thing is to hit the “post” button! PGN: What are some of the reactions you’ve received? LA: Well, it’s funny. Since people aren’t used to me opening up, when I did a video about the struggle within, trying to become a better artist and wondering if you were good enough, people were calling me to see if I was OK! The whole thing got overdramatic. I was like, ‘Yes, I’m fine! Every artist has a moment when they question themselves.’

Across 54. Staying power, in “Variety” 55. Encouraging words 56. They’re tiny but attractive 58. “___ put hair on your chest!” 59. Tuna-and-cheese sandwich 60. “WKRP” actress Anderson 61. Eyelid ailment 62. Choose not to come 63. Genie portrayer Barbara

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1. The Eagle, to NASA 2. Loads 3. Oops! 4. Joel Schumacher, for one 5. Stand next to

O’Keeffe 6. Barrymore of “Boys on the Side” 7. “Six Feet Under” creator Ball 8. Casablanca citizen 9. Start to like 10. “A Streetcar Named Desire” director Kazan 11. Witty Coward 12. X, sometimes 20. Not a single person 21. Root word 24. Part of a woody erection 25. Figure skater Sonja 26. In a queer way 27. Seine feeder 28. Come together 29. A. A. for children 30. Lesbian pulp author Arthur 31. Homes for Nigel

PGN: It’s funny how your thoughts can have such an impact. LA: Yes, I was just ranting about the difficulties of being an artist, and because I don’t usually talk like that privately, people were shocked! They thought it was a major life moment! PGN: What was the first LGBT movie you ever saw? LA: I was up late one night watching TV and “But I’m a Cheerleader!” came on. I was totally blindsided. PGN: What did you get into trouble for the most when you were young? LA: Oh boy, I used to play pranks on my mom. I’d scream “help” and then hide, leaving the front door open. My mom would run outside and into the street screaming, looking for me, and I’d be giggling until she found me. She didn’t think it was as funny, though. PGN: What were the best and worst parts of coming out? LA: When I was 13, there was a boy in the neighborhood that I had a crush on. I wrote him a letter and my dad found it and confronted me about it. He asked me if I was gay and I said no, it was just a joke. He said, “If you’re gay you can tell me, don’t worry about it. But don’t let it be true.” It inflicted

Finch and Hart Crane? 36. Tennessee from Mississippi 37. Stock phrase 38. Type of dysfunction 43. Pain in the butt 44. Frequently, to Shakespeare 47. Ashen 48. “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” singer Joan 49. Like America’s Betty 50. No, to Nureyev 51. “Ed Wood” role 52. Parka feature 53. Hathaway of “Brokeback Mountain” 54. Lily for Colette 57. It may be original PAGE 31

me with so much fear that I didn’t tell him for a long time. When I was 16, I wanted to run away so I could live a “fairy-tale life” with the boy I loved. I made a phone call to my parents. My mother was very protective; she said, “No matter what, you can count on me. I’ll always have your back. We’re going to go through this together and what we don’t understand, we’ll work on it until we do.” My dad didn’t want to talk to me for a few days but then we all sat down together and talked. I explained as best I could at 16 that it wasn’t a choice, it was just who I was. He asked me some questions and after that we were fine. PGN: That was great that he was able to ask questions and be thoughtful about it. LA: It’s one of the reasons I’m so proud of him. PGN: What would you most like to protest? LA: Marriage equality. It bothers me that people don’t see love as something that conquers all. It shouldn’t be dictated by anyone else and denied because of someone’s bias about your race or gender or orientation. PGN: A meaningful family heirloom? LA: My dad’s drums. Even though I can’t play, it reminds me of how important music was in our household. I would want my son or daughter to have them.

PGN: What would you change about yourself? LA: I’d like more confidence — even though I have the dual sides, and I’m proud of myself, proud of my dancing and happy with myself. I love being 6-foot and being a dancer and able to put myself out there, but I’d like the private side of me to be a little more brave. PGN: If you could journey into the land of any book, where would you go? LA: There was a book I read called “A Child Called ‘It’” by Dave Pelzer. It was about a kid who was abused by his mother. I was so moved and heartbroken by that book, I wanted to help everyone. If I saw a kid walking I wanted to make sure they got home safely. I would go into that book and take the kid away from his mother, become a father to him and help him see that what he went through wasn’t normal — that life isn’t supposed to be like that. PGN: Where can we see you perform? LA: We’re going to be performing at the [male dance party] Boys of Summer on Aug. 10 [at Voyeur, 1221 St. James St.]. It’s going to be a lot of fun! ■ To suggest a community member for “Family Portrait,” write to portraits05@aol.com.

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Parenting beyond our genders One of the most common arguments ing that “I’ll be a loving, caring parent. against same-sex parents is that “all chilBut I just don’t feel motherly ... ” Calling female parents “mothers” and male parents dren need a mother and a father.” But some “fathers,” she explains, doesn’t work as LGBT parents are making the argument well if “one’s gender itself lies somewhere that being a mother or a father is not necessarily correlated to being female betwixt and between the poles, or male — regardless of one’s as mine does.” (“Confessions of the Other Mother: gender identity. Nonbiological Lesbian Moms Rutgers University law professor and gay dad Carlos Ball Tell All,” ed. Harlyn Aizley, 2006.) explains, in “Why Men Can Instead, she wrote, Be Mothers, Too”: “My male partner and I nurture and care “I can be something else. Something in between a mother for our two sons in ways that are indistinguishable from and a father.” what society has traditionAnd rock musician Katy ally expected of mothers” Koonce, who self-identifies as (Huffington Post, May 2012). a “trans-genderqueer-butchIn his new memoir, “Does dyke-mommy,” explains at Dana Rudolph Bilerico.com that when her son This Baby Make Me Look Straight?” actor and producer was born, she chose the name Dan Bucatinsky says same-sex parents “are “Mommy,” because “To say ‘I want my freed from the shackles of traditional genmommy’ meant ‘I want a kind of omnipoder roles and allowed to explore the gamut tent force to swoop down and take care of of parental emotions and impulses.” We this problem’ ... I loved the idea of being “have the added challenge, or privilege, to that force for someone in this crazy world of ours ... But that has no real bearing as expand who we are with our kids. Whether to how I feel in my body. For I am often you call it ‘maternal’ or ‘paternal’ care, the not at home there.” (In an interview by her kids are getting both.” spouse, Paige Schilt, May 2009.) He loves to roughhouse with his kids, he Even when one’s gender identity relates — but he also loves to nurse their matches one’s biological sex, the line scrapes and cuddle with them. “Is that between mother and father is not always mommyness?” he asks. “Or isn’t it all just clearly drawn. Amie Klempnauer Miller ‘parentness’? And can both of us dads play all these roles in turn?” writes in “She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Gay dads aren’t the only ones asking such questions. In her essay “Lesbian Dad,” Motherhood” (2010), “I feel more at home among the dads because I have writer Polly Pagenhart speaks of realiz-

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never thought of myself as a particularly good woman. I have never regretted being female nor am I even remotely butch; I’m just not very good at girl stuff.” During her partner Jane’s pregnancy, she says, “my inner guy is coming out of the closet. I feel urgently, irrationally protective of Jane ... I don’t feel like I somehow need to mimic the paternal role, but yet it seems to be finding and claiming me.” Interestingly, the law is ahead of our cultural norms in terms of a less-gendered view of parenting roles, Ball says. For example, in child-custody cases, courts no longer automatically give custody to the mother and support to the father. The law also now recognizes “that women do not have to give birth in order to be considered mothers.” Nevertheless, although family law has largely ceased to treat heterosexual parents differently based on gender, Ball writes in his new book, “The Right to Be Parents”: “When it comes to LGBT parents, many courts continue to give great legal significance to the supposed differences between mothers and fathers.” These differences have little basis in empirical evidence. Ball cites Cambridge University professor of psychology Michael Lamb, one of the world’s leading experts on child development, who has found “fathers and mothers seem to influence their children in similar rather than dissimilar ways” (“The Role of the Father in Child Development,” 2004). And new results from the National

Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study, the longest-running and largest study of American lesbian families, have shown that teen boys raised in lesbian-headed households were just as well-adjusted as any others, even when they did not have an important male in their lives as a role model. Ball suggests that we think of “mother” and “father” as “verbs rather than as nouns” and “focus on what it means to mother and to father a child,” instead of on the sex of the parent who is doing it. He notes that even some straight men “mother their children every day.” In my mind, this would also mean that we must expand the traditional definition of “to father a child” beyond just a procreative act, and better acknowledge the childraising role of most fathers — LGBT and not — today. That would be a good thing. I don’t think we need to stop using “mother” and “father” as nouns, however. But a more expansive view of what the roles encompass will free all parents to accept identities that suit us, and more fully embrace all that parenting may require. Our children in turn will feel less limited because of their genders. And arguments that children must have one each of a traditionally defined mother and father will seem increasingly outdated. ■ Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian (www.mombian.com), an award-winning blog and resource directory for LGBT parents.

Worth Watching COOK-OUT: Out foodie Ted Allen (left) hosts a special edition of “Chopped,” in which the competing chefs have to prove themselves outdoors in the wild West on grills instead of the cushy confines of a kitchen. Things get smoking 9 p.m. July 29 on Food Network.

NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM: Drag performer Sharon Needles is on hand to lend her outrageous expertise to some unsuspecting people in need on a new episode of “RuPaul’s Drag U,” 9 p.m. July 30 on Logo. Photo: Mathu Andersen

LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Sir Paul McCartney will be on hand to perform at the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games. But you won’t need a passport and a ton of money to watch. Just tune in to the gala 7:30 p.m. July 27 on NBC.

ALWAYS ON THE RUNWAY: Host Heidi Klum and out fashion expert Tim Gunn run hopeful new fashion designers through the gauntlet on a new episode of “Project Runway,” 9 p.m. Aug. 2 on Lifetime. Photo: Robert Erdmann

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 07/27 The Unity Tour 311 and Slightly Stoopid perform 6:30 p.m. at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, 201 S. Columbus Blvd.; 215-9281234. The Summerland Tour The package tour features Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Lit and Marcy Playground, 7 p.m. at Revel’s Ovation Hall, 500 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 855-348-0500. Dick Dale The surf-rock icon performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave.,

Sellersville; 215257-5858. Meatloaf The rock singer performs 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000.

Sat. 07/28 Justin Hernandez The author of “Inside the Vortex” hosts a reading 5:30 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215-923-2960. The Original Wailers The reggae band performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5858.

Seth Meyers The comedian from “Saturday Night Live” performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Black Dynamite A midnight movie fundraiser is held for Penn Jersey Roller Derby midnight at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Sun. 07/29 Westworld The sci-fi film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. Animus: Philadelphia’s Belly Dance Spectacular Things get shaken

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Kristin Hersh with James Maddock The Throwing Muses founder performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

up 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias The Latin pop superstars perform 7 p.m. at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-348-7000. The Smiths Social The Smithsthemed dance party kicks off 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-9226888.

Mon. 07/30 Groove Night Local musicians join forces to bring the R&B, soul, jazz and funk, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St.,

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REALLY?: “Saturday Night Live” player Seth Meyers is sure to bring the funny when he performs 9 p.m. July 28 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-317-1000.

Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. The Fantastic Mr. Fox The animated movie is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Lipstick Mondays A weekly drag show featuring a changing roster of queens takes the stage 9 p.m. at The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215-8622081.

Tue. 07/31 Unlabeled: The Acoustic/ Electric Open Mic for Up and Comers Sign up and play, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Tana French The Irish author of “Broken Harbor” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

Shark Week Kickoff with Discovery Channel’s premiere “Ultimate Air Jaws” Shark-themed programming is screened 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Wed. 08/01 4W5 Blues Jam Local musicians get down 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Helmet and The Toadies The hard-rock bands perform 7:30 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Thu. 08/02 Queerly Reading “Parrotfish” by Ellen Wittlinger is discussed 7 p.m. at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; 215923-2960. System of a Down and The Deftones

The hard-rock bands perform 7:30 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-5454511.

Fri. 08/03 Carnival of Madness Evanescence, Halestorm and Chevelle perform 6 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3434000. Wiz Khalifa The rapper performs 8 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856365-1300. Frank Caliendo The comedian performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3171000. Poltergeist The horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228.

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LADIES GET ‘MAD’: It’s rare to see two bad-ass female rock stars touring together, which is why we’re excited to see the Carnival of Madness tour featuring female-fronted hard-rock bands Evanescence and Halestorm among other all-guy counterparts like Chevelle. Things get loud starting at 6 p.m. Aug. 3 at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-343-4000.

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Opening Dave Attell The comedian seen on “Dave’s Old Porn” and “Insomniac” performs Aug. 3-4 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition looking at The Boss’ entire career, with numerous items never before seen by the public, through Sept. 3, 525

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Prom Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of photographs by Mary Ellen Mark, through Oct. 28, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Dolls and Masks Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by the photographer and artist that explores concepts in visual perception, through Aug. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Secret Garden Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition uniting works in fiber by Ted Hallman, Sheila Hicks and Jim Hodges, through Aug. 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Closing DOS NUMERO UNOS: Latin pop titans Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias team up for one of the hottest summer tours to blow through the area, performing 7 p.m. July 29 at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. For more information or tickets, call 609-348-7000.

Continuing The Art of German Stoneware Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of stoneware ceramics from German speaking centers in modern-day Germany and the Low Countries, through Aug. 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Collab: Four Decades of Giving Modern and Contemporary Design Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition that includes some of the finest examples of European, American and Japanese design, through fall, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Crawl Space: The Attic Experience The William Way LGBT Community Center hosts an exhibition of works from Philadelphia’s LGBT Youth Center, through Aug. 31, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220.

Arch St., Independence Mall; 215-4096895. Influx The James Oliver Gallery presents an exhibition by artist Joe Meiser through Aug. 4, 723 Chestnut St., fourth floor; 215-9231242. Interlude Twenty-Two Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Melissa M. Bryant through Sept. 9, 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. On My Honor: 100 Years of Girl Scouting The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition highlighting the history, contributions and traditions of Girl Scouts, including entrepreneurship, environmental awareness and civic engagement, through Dec. 31, 525 Arch St., Independence Mall; 215-409-6895.

The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center’s third annual Photography from page 28 Competition and Exhibition Photographs of all subject matter, photographic techniques and processes are on display through Sept. 9, 1400 N. American St.; 215-232-5678.

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Bret Ernst The comedian seen on “Weeds” performs through July 28 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215496-9001. Rockwell Kent — Voyager: An Artist’s Journey in Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by the famous printmaker and illustrator, through July 29, 26th Street and the Parkway;

THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL: Out author and dancer Justin Hernandez hosts a reading from his new book “Inside the Vortex,” the story of one man’s journey through deception, abuse, addiction, sex and stripping, 5:30 p.m. July 28 at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St. For more information, call 215-923-2960.

215-763-8100. VOX VIII Vox Populi presents its eighth annual juried exhibition of emerging artists through July 29, 319 N. 11th St., third floor; 215-238-1236. ■

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

■ The Attic Youth Center: For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held 4-8 p.m. MondayFriday; case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday-Friday. See the Youth section for more events. 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331. ■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St., 215-898-5044; center@dolphin.upenn.edu. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday.

and Allies Youth Center: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Doylestown Planned Parenthood, The Atrium, Suite 2E, 301 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981; rainbowroom@ppbucks.org

■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center: 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220; www.waygay.org. Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday Library hours: 12-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 12-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday; 126 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning

■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377

Key numbers

■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221

■ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

■ Mayor’s Director of LGBT Affairs: Gloria Casarez, 215-6862194; Gloria.Casarez@phila.gov; Fax: 215-686-2555

■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 112 N. Broad St., third floor; 215-496-0330 ■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; www.mazzonicenter.org. Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBTLAW; legalservices@mazzonicenter. org ■ Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658 ■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833

Health

AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205; 215-629-2300. www.asiac.org. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St. 215851-1822 or 866-222-3871. www.galaei.org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing

■ Greater Philadelphia Professional Network Networking group for area business professionals, self-employed and business owners meets monthly in a different location throughout the city, invites speakers on various topics, partners with other nonprofits and maintains a Web site where everyone is invited to sign up for email notices for activities and events; www.gppn.org.

■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Stephen Johnson: 215-683-2840 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-760-3686; ppd. lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670

Anonymous, free, conﬁdential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 3439 N. Hutchinson St.; 215-763-8870 ext. 6000.

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia GALLOP holds board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; GALLOP also provides a free referral service; (215) 6279090; www.galloplaw.org.

■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: 215-772-2000

available by appointment at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Ofﬁce Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-5869077.

Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing; HIV/AIDS care and treatment, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth ﬂoor; 215-563-0652. www.mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronic-disease management, including comprehensive HIV care, 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday except for noon-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups ■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses and professionals. Visit www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com for information about events, programs and membership; 215-557-0190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association The Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and

students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgjaphiladelphia.org. ■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www.philadelphiagaytourism.com. ■ Philly OutGoing Professionals Social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual professionals meets for social and cultural activities, 856857-9283; popnews19@yahoo. com.

Activism/Politics

ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) meets 6-9 p.m. every Monday at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; 215-386-1981; www.actupphilly.org. Delaware Valley Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State seeks activists and supporters of church-state separation. Holds monthly meetings and events; www.dvau.org. Equality Philadelphia holds a volunteer night the second Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m., 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 605; 215-731-1447; www.equalitypa.org. Green Party of Philadelphia holds general meetings the fourth Thursday of the month except December, 7 p.m.; 215-243-7103; www.gpop.org. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club meets seasonally; www.libertycity.org.

Arts

Library Book Club meets to discuss a new book 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the William Way Center. Philadelphia Freedom Band, an audition-free LGBT band that does concerts and parades, rehearses Mondays 7-9:30 p.m.; 215-603-BAND; philadelphiafreedomband.com. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus rehearses 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays; 215-731-9230; auditions@pgmc.org. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Opera Club meets to share and listen to recordings 6:30 p.m. the last Saturday of the month; 215-732-7898. Philadelphia Voices of Pride, Philadelphia’s first mixed GLBT chorus, rehearses 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the William Way Center; www.pvop.org. Queer Writer’s Collective workshop and discussion group meets 4-6 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the William Way Center. Reading Queerly, open to all women and genderqueer/ trans people, meets 6:45 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.

Recreation

Diversity Dancers ballroom dancers meet the first Sunday of the month for tea and lessons. Other events scheduled throughout the year; 215-922-2129; DiversityDancers@aol. com. Gay Bridge Club non-beginners group meets Monday afternoons at the William Way Center; reservations required. Call 215-732-2220. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club meets 6-11 p.m. in the P.I.C. Building, 42nd and Locust streets; 215-382-0789. Gay Opera Guys of Philly, a new group for opera appreciation, meets the last Sunday of the month at 2:30 p.m. in Roxborough/Andorra area; 215-483-1032. Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists meets the second Thursday of the month at the William Way Center; 215-985-1456; www.humboldtsociety.org. Independence Squares LGBT square-dance club, modern Western square dancing. Monthly open house. Tuesday classes in the fall; Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; philadances@gmail.com; www.independencesquares.org. LGBT Bridge Group congenial group meets for supper and to play bridge monthly on a Monday at 6:30 p.m. Members rotate as host. New players welcome. For information, call Tony at 215-732-1020. Male Oenophile Group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape. Call 267230-6750 for more information. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social activities for senior gay men are held every Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the William Way Center. PhilaVentures, Philadelphia’s LGBT outdoor group, meets for a hike in Wissahickon Valley Park on Sundays at 2 p.m. at 8701 Germantown Ave.; to RSVP email ABK121@hotmail.com.

Sports

Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club meets for Tuesday and Thursday practice at Greene Field, Howell Street and Moore Road, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Games are played Sundays, beginning in April, in Fairmount Park; www.cblsl.org. Frontrunners running club meets 9:30 a.m. Saturdays for a run and brunch. Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www. philadelphiafrontrunners.org. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club GLBT and allied; practices Mondays and Thursdays at Cruz Recreation Center (Fifth and Jefferson streets), 6 p.m., and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. at Edgely Fields in Fairmount Park; www. falcons-soccer.org. Philadelphia Fins Swim Team, male and female swimmers, meets 7-8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1011:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays at Friends Select School or Kelly Pool in Fairmount Park; finspresident@gmail. com; www.philadelphia-fins.org. Philadelphia Gay Bowling League meets 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays September-April at Brunswick Zone, 1328 Delsea Drive, Deptford, N.J.; 856-889-1434; www.philagaybowling.com.

Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League games played Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Columbus Square Park, 12th and Wharton streets; phillyflagfootball.com. Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club seeks players, all skill levels welcome; meets 7:45 p.m. Thursdays at Columbus Field, 12th and Wharton streets; 215-913-7531; becomeagryphon@gmail.com; info@phillygryphons.org. Philadelphia Liberty Belles women’s semi-pro full-tackle football league holds fall tryouts; phillybelles.com. Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association plays yearround, all skill levels welcome; philadelphialibertytennis. com. Philadelphia Firebirds women’s football team seeks players; www.philadelphiafirebirds.com. Philadelphia Women’s Baseball League seeks players, all skill levels and ages welcome. Practice is Thursdays, 7:30-9:30p.m., at Marian Anderson Recreation Center, 17th and Fitzwater streets, with games on Sundays; phillywomensbaseball.com; contact Narda Quigley, (day) 215-9915995 or (evening) 301-919-1194. Philly Gay Hockey Association Philadelphia Phury seeks players; 917-656-1936; phury@gayhockey.org. Philly QCycle LGBT bicycling club promotes organized recreational riding for all levels in the Greater Philadelphia region. Contact the organization via Facebook. Rainbow Riders of the Delaware Valley motorcycle club meets regularly; 215-836-0440; www.groups.yahoo.com/ group/rainbowridersdv/. Rainbow Rollers gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Boulevard Lanes in Northeast Philadelphia; rainbowrollers.com. South Jersey Gay Bowling League gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7 p.m. Fridays September-April at Laurel Lanes, 2825 Rte. 73 South, Maple Shade; 856-778-7467. Spartan Wrestling Club, the gay wresting team, meets 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays and 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-732-4545; www.phillyspartans.com. Suburban Gay Bowling League bowls at 8 p.m. Tuesdays from August-April at Facenda-Whitaker Lanes, 2912 Swede Road, Norristown; sgblbowl@gmail.com. Team Philadelphia, the umbrella group for gay and lesbian sports teams, and individual athletes in the Delaware Valley come together to provide a healthy outlet for all members of the community; teamphiladelphia.org.

Etc.

AIDS Law Project provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing; 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 600; 215-5879377; www.aidslawpa.org. BiUnity, Philadelphia-area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends meets the second Friday of every other month at the William Way Center; www.biunity.org. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols for LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for selfdefense; meets 2 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at Classic Indoor Range, 1310 Industrial Blvd., Southampton; 610-879-2364; www.pinkpistols.org. Delaware Pride holds planning meetings 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 Main St., Newark; 302-265-3020; delawarepride.org. Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance holds open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays during the school year in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; 610-896-4938. Long Yang Club Philadelphia social organization for gay Asians and their friends holds monthly socials; www. longyangclub.org/philadelphia. Our Night Out, a casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, friends and colleagues, meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, email OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; more information on Facebook. Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice offered 5-8 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month; 215-238-6333. Philadelphia Prime Timers Club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; primetim ersofphiladelphia@yahoo.com. Philadelphians MC Club for leather men and women meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; philadelphiansmc.org. Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL-affiliated, private, weekly HF nets, monthly newsletter, email server; 302-539-2392; www.rara.org. Rock ’n’ Roll Queer Bar Party for gay and lesbian rockers with host Psydde Delicious starts 10 p.m. every first Sunday at Fluid, 613 S. Fourth St.; www. RocknRollQueerBar.com. Silver Foxes, a social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older, meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Sunday of the month at the William Way Center. SNJ Queers meets monthly for queer/queer-friendly folks in South Jersey to mix and mingle. Search for SNJ Queers on Facebook; contact Wendy at 856-375-3708 or wmf69@comast.net.

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